How Are Medicare And Medicaid Similar? 
-- > Both Medicare and Medicaid are insurance programs provided by the government for the most vulnerable groups to illness and injury . Both programs receive money from the federal government , but Medicaid is actually managed by the individual states . Medicare is for those over age 65 and with certain medical conditions while Medicaid is for anyone with limited income . Individuals needing to sign up for Medicare must do so through the Social Security administration . The Medicare website provides excellent information on the various benefits and additional coverage that may be available . Those interested in applying for Medicaid can now do so through their state or federal health exchange website or call center . -- > Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE -- > -- > / * Style Definitions * / table.MsoNormalTable -LCB- mso-style-name : `` Table Normal '' ; mso-tstyle-rowband-size :0 ; mso-tstyle-colband-size :0 ; mso-style-noshow : yes ; mso-style-priority :99 ; mso-style-parent : '' '' ; mso-padding-alt :0 in 5.4 pt 0in 5.4 pt ; mso-para-margin-top :0 in ; mso-para-margin-right :0 in ; mso-para-margin-bottom :10.0 pt ; mso-para-margin-left :0 in ; line-height :115 % ; mso-pagination : widow-orphan ; font-size :11.0 pt ; font-family : `` Calibri '' , `` sans-serif '' ; mso-ascii-font-family : Calibri ; mso-ascii-theme-font : minor-latin ; mso-hansi-font-family : Calibri ; mso-hansi-theme-font : minor-latin ; -RCB- 