Medicare and medicaid differ in what ways?

Answer by  HelpfulMal (539)

Very basically, Medicare is a government healthcare program for older adults ONLY (I believe you're eligible at age 65, unless you're disabled and then possibly eligible sooner). Medicaid is healthcare available to the poor, children, and pregnant women who are under the federal poverty level. You must apply to receive Medicaid, and you won't always qualify.

Answer by  martshtml (300)

Medicaid is for low income individuals, the blind, and children under 19. Where as Medicare is for either the elderly or the permanently disabled and can't work or have kidney failure.

Answer by  lakeplateau (18)

Medicare is typically for elderly people, and medicaid is primarily for the very poor. If you are elderly and poor, you may qualify for both.

Answer by  ewam (403)

I was in the same boat where I needed insurance coverage but didn't know which one was for me. When I asked someone, they explained it to me in the easiest way possible. Medicare is for older folks, while medicaid is pretty much for everyone else.