What is the difference between Medicare and Medicaid?

Germany
April 15, 2011 11:20am CST
So, what is the difference?
1 response
@owlwings (43910)
• Cambridge, England
15 Apr 11
Very broadly, Medicaid is aimed at helping mainly low-income families while Medicare is intended to help the elderly and disabled. A detailed explanation can be found here: http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/info/medicare-medicaid/