You have been asked by senior management within the hospital you currently work, which provides health care services for a substantial population of patients covered by Medicare insurance, to define 3 of the most important challenges which this patient population faces, with regard to paying for and receiving health care related benefits under the Medicare program. Assemble a 400 word brief which identifies these challenges and provide a brief statement of your rationale for selecting them.

The brief should be approximately 400 words in length.