What is the difference between MediCARE and MedicAID?

Question

Or is it the same? If you can tell me the diff then that be great.

Answer 1

Medicare is a US federal health program for which everybody who qualifies for Social Security benefits receives once they reach age 65. There is a Part A which is free, and there is Part B coverage for which you have to pay a monthly insurance premium.

Medicaid is a program run by all of the 50 states for people receiving Medicare but also living only on poverty level incomes. The rules vary from state to state.

Answer 2

Medicare is for older people, such as senior citizens who are retired. Medicaid is insurance for anyone who cannot afford or recieve insurance through an insurance company, such as myself. Medicaid and medicare are both state funded.  

Answer 3

Medicaid is given to people with an income less than the state determined limit. There are several Medicaid programs - one for pregnant women, one for children, one for adults, one for family planning and they all have different income limits. The main qualifying factor however is income with the highest limits for young children and pregnant women. Medicaid is funded both by state and federal money, however it is administered by the state, which is why the program varies from state to state. (California has Medi-Cal while NC has just regular Medicaid)

Medicare however is federally funded and federally administered. Everyone gets the same Medicare regardless of  which state you live in. Medicare is given to people over the age of 65, or people with renal failure or people with disabilities.

You can have both Medicare and Medicaid, and Medicaid will pay for Medicare's premiums if you qualify.