What is Medicaid or Medicare?!


Question: Medicaid is a state run program for the low income families or disabled individuals. Medicare is a federal run program for individuals 65 and older or individuals that receive disability income from their social security. Remember SSI is different from disability income.Anyone can receive SSI after they are determined to be disabled. Disability income, a person must have their work credits on file to be able to draw disability income. I hope this answers your question.


Answers: Medicaid is a state run program for the low income families or disabled individuals. Medicare is a federal run program for individuals 65 and older or individuals that receive disability income from their social security. Remember SSI is different from disability income.Anyone can receive SSI after they are determined to be disabled. Disability income, a person must have their work credits on file to be able to draw disability income. I hope this answers your question.

medicaid is medical aid to children and kids. medicare is aid to the elderly.

Medicaid is state health insurance for the poor and underprivileged.

Medicare is national health insurance for the elderly (age 65 and older) or for those who have been recognized as disabled for a period of at least 2 years if you are under the age of 65.

Medicare and Medicaid are not medical care - they pay for medical care.

Government run medical insurance - supposed to supplement or replace private insurance for elderly and welfare.

Often forced on the elderly against their wishes - My mom is forced to pay out of her social security check every month a premium for one of those - can't remember which. Either way, government run insurance. The gov't pays the health care provider, and that is part of what is driving up the cost of health care - along with private insurance. Great article about it: http://www.marketmed.org/history.asp





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