What is the difference between medicaid and medicare
The Census Bureau has some difinitions that help explain the difference between medicare and medicaid
Medicaid
Medicaid is a program administered at the state level, which provides medical assistance to the needy. Families with dependent children, the aged, blind, and disabled who are in financial need are eligible for Medicaid. It may be known by different names in different states.
Medicare
Medicare is the Federal program which helps pay health care costs for people 65 and older and for certain people under 65 with long-term disabilities.
Insurance Tales has all thirteeen health care definition from the Census Bureau.
