title: Overview of the Medicare and Medicaid programs.
authors.forename: E D
authors.initials: ED
authors.lastname: Hoffman
authors.forename: B S
authors.initials: BS
authors.lastname: Klees
authors.forename: C A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Curtis
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D017047:Cost Sharing / Q000706:statistics & numerical data / Q000639:trends; D019538:Health Care Surveys; D005102:Health Expenditures / Q000706:statistics & numerical data / Q000639:trends; D006268:Health Facilities / Q000191:economics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D007902:Length of Stay / Q000706:statistics & numerical data / Q000639:trends; D008329:Managed Care Programs / Q000191:economics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D008484:Medicaid / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006278:Medicare / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D014481:United States