Describe the “free choice of provider” provision and explain why it was removed from Medicaid but not Medicare. Is this consistent with the public interest theory? Using the two different theories of...

Describe the “free choice of provider” provision and explain why it was removed from Medicaid but not Medicare. Is this consistent with the public interest theory?

Using the two different theories of government, explain why attempts to reduce the rate of increase in Medicare and Medicaid expenditures will or will not treat both of these programs equally.