Compare and contrast the patient population of Medicare versus Medicaid.

What will be an ideal response?

Medicare covers patients who are 65 years of age and older or who may receive Social Security Disability Insurance; it also covers patients with ESRD and other conditions such as ALS and is administered by the federal government through CMS. Medicaid is administered by individual states in the United States to cover patients and families with low income, although eligibility and coverage parameters differ according to each state.