
Costs
Why Medicare and Medicaid are not the same program
Medicare is federal insurance for age or disability. Medicaid is a joint federal-state program based on income and other need rules. A person can have both.

Costs
Medicare is federal insurance for age or disability. Medicaid is a joint federal-state program based on income and other need rules. A person can have both.

Enrollment
Medicare’s Oct 15–Dec 7 Annual Election Period is for Advantage and Part D changes that start Jan 1. It is not a Medigap window and not Marketplace open enrollment.