medicare medical medicaid difference
Medicaid is a joint federal and state program that helps with medical costs for some people with limited income and resources. Medicaid also offers benefits not normally covered by Medicare, like nursing home care and personal care services. Each state has different rules about eligibility and applying for Medicaid.
What's Medicare? Medicare is the federal health insurance program for people who are 65 or older, certain younger people with disabilities, and people with End-Stage Renal Disease (permanent kidney failure requiring dialysis or a transplant, sometimes called ESRD). The different parts of Medicare help cover specific services:
Medicare has several âparts.â These include: 1  Medicare Part A, which is Hospital Insurance; 2  Medicare Part B, which is Medical Insurance; 3  Medicare Part C (Medicare Advantage), which was formerly known as Medicare + Choice; and.  Medicare Part D, which is prescription drug coverage.