Which program provides health insurance for people aged 65 and older?

Which program provides health insurance for people aged 65 and older?

• A. Self-determination
• B. Medicaid
• C. Aid to Families with Dependent Children
• D. Medicare

Answer: (D)

Medicare provides health insurance for people aged 65 and older. It’s a federal program that helps cover hospital care, medical services, and prescriptions (through Parts A, B, C, and D). The eligibility focus here is age 65 for most beneficiaries, with eligibility also available for certain younger people with disabilities or specific conditions. Medicaid, by contrast, is based on income and resources and serves low‑income individuals; Aid to Families with Dependent Children is an old cash assistance program (not a general health insurance plan); Self-determination is not a health insurance program. So Medicare is the program described.

Medicare provides health insurance for people aged 65 and older. It’s a federal program that helps cover hospital care, medical services, and prescriptions (through Parts A, B, C, and D). The eligibility focus here is age 65 for most beneficiaries, with eligibility also available for certain younger people with disabilities or specific conditions. Medicaid, by contrast, is based on income and resources and serves low‑income individuals; Aid to Families with Dependent Children is an old cash assistance program (not a general health insurance plan); Self-determination is not a health insurance program. So Medicare is the program described.