Medicare and Medicaid Explained: Key Differences and How They Collaborate
This explainer video serves as a primer to understand the terminology, systems, and challenges of Medicare, Medicaid, and Medicare Savings Programs. It provides context to better understand our print and interactive case studies and the policy recommendations within them. Find these materials at https://www.medicarerights.org/policy....
This work was supported in part by Arnold Ventures. Medicare Rights Center maintains full editorial control over all of its policy analysis and communications activities.
00:00 - 01:08 Introduction
01:09 - 01:34 Preview of Contents
01:35 - 02:51 Comparing and Contrasting Medicare and Medicaid
02:52 - 03:32 Overview of Medicare Savings Programs (MSPs)
03:33 - 04:00 Eligibility Differences
04:01 - 04:34 Who Can Change These Programs
04:35 - 04:56 Coming Up: How People Experience the Differences
04:57 - 05:49 Medicare Enrollment and Eligibility
05:50 - 06:34 Medicaid and MSP Enrollment and Eligibility
06:35 - 06:51 Medicaid and MSP Recertification
06:52 - 07:15 The Part D Low Income Subsidy (Extra Help)
07:16 - 07:56 COVID-19 Public Health Emergency and its Impact on Medicaid and MSPs
07:57 - 08:35 Medicare-Medicaid Dual Eligibility and Coordination of Care
08:36 - 09:08 Medicare Services
09:09 - 09:27 Medicaid Services
09:28 - 10:47 Coverage Differences
10:48 - 11:39 Correcting Improper Coverage Decisions
11:40 - 12:15 Conclusion