POLITICO Magazine. How Trump Did It. It looks improvisational, but he planned this run for years, making a pipe dream look like a prophecy. What they heard as they ate deli sandwiches around Donald Trumpâs hulking wooden conference table sounded like the businessmanâs typical bravado. These 25 New York political operatives had come to ask him to run for governor.
Medicare is a federal health insurance program while Medicaid is a federal-state medical assistance program. Medicare is an insurance program that provides medical care to people over 65. Seniors' medical bills are paid from funds which those covered have paid into. People of 65 are covered, regardless of their income...but it is not free.
Congressional Action. Congress established both Medicare and Medicaid in 1965 as part of President Lyndon Johnson's social services programs. Medicare is a federal program specifically designed for Americans over age 65 and for some people under 65 who have disabilities.