Does Medicaid Pay For Medicare Part B? 
Medicaid does not pay for Medicare Part B or any other letter-based option . Medicaid is a health insurance program intended to help the indigent population - those individuals with low incomes and/or few assets . Medicaid makes payment to healthcare providers . Medicare is also a government sponsored health insurance program that makes payments to medical providers . The target population is people over the age of 65 . Covered individuals pay the part B premium themselves . Premium costs are scaled by income . 