âDog tagsâ is the informal term for the identification tags worn by military personnel, because of their resemblance to actual dog tags. The tags are primarily used for the identification of dead and wounded soldiers, and to convey essential basic medical information, such as blood type and history of inoculations, along with religious preference.
This is not the only difference between it and Medicare, however. Medicaid covers low-income people who do not have the financial means to afford healthcare, while Medicare applies to everyone who has paid into the system and reached the point of eligibility.
Medicaid and Medicare are two governmental programs that provide medical and health-related services to specific groups of people in the United States. Although the two programs are very different, they are both managed by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, a division of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.