The government's role in health care was limited to "Medicare & Medicaid".Medicaid is a medicinal services program that helps low-salary families or people in paying for specialist visits, doctor's facility stays, long term care expenses and more. Medicaid is a joint program, financed essentially by the government and running at the state level, while Medicare is the federal medical coverage program for: Individuals who are 65 or more and certain young individuals with incapacities etc.