Question:
Is Medicaid Federal and Medicare State?

If someone has Medicaid in FL, can she go to a doctor in NJ? Or is Medicaid Federal and the patient can go to a doctor in any state? Thank you for answering!    — vitoria (posted on June 30, 2005)

June 30, 2005
I think you have it backwards... Medicaid is state, Medicare is Federal... =)
   — bawana

June 30, 2005
Thank you for your response! I guess I had it backwards.
   — vitoria

July 1, 2005
Medicare is federal and Medicaid is state. With few exceptions, Medicaid will not pay out of state providers for their services.
   — Samantha A