{"id":523,"date":"2024-03-04T09:56:58","date_gmt":"2024-03-04T13:56:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.certitrek.com\/cltc\/?p=523"},"modified":"2026-01-21T09:47:10","modified_gmt":"2026-01-21T13:47:10","slug":"understanding-the-differences-between-medicare-and-medicaid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.certitrek.com\/cltc\/understanding-the-differences-between-medicare-and-medicaid\/","title":{"rendered":"Understanding the Differences Between Medicare and Medicaid"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start\" style=\"max-width:104%;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-blend:overlay;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><h4>Understanding the Differences Between Medicare and Medicaid<\/h4>\n<p>Medicare and Medicaid are widely known, but not always well understood. They are both government health insurance programs and because of their similar names and common history, they are often confused. 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