0
Why is the federal government better equipped to handle Social Security Medicare Medicaid and National Defense programs?
Wiki User
∙ 14y ago
These programs meet national needs - it's simply not practicable to have 50 different versions of the US Marine Corps, or Social Security for that matter!
BTW, altho the Feds provide most of the funding, the States administer Medicaid.
Wiki User
∙ 14y ago
Add your answer:
Earn +20 pts
The greatest proportion of consumer income is spent on?
Income security payments , Medicare and Medicaid, and National Security defense.
What are the twelve categories of expenditures in the federal budget?
The four main spending categories that the federal government spends money on are Medicare, Medicaid, Social Security, and national defense.
What programs are defined as mandatory spending obligations?
Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid and national debt payments.
How much does the us government spend on social security and medicare annually?
Well, it is tough to say the exact number. However Medicare and Medicaid are mandatory spending for the government. Medicare and Medicaid, last year, were a combined 26% of the U.S. federal Budget
What government organization handles the funds for the medicare program?
The Social Security administration is responsible for collecting and handling the funds.
Can a nc resident on social security disability with medicare and nc medicaid have an IRA?
IRA's are not an eligibility factor for Social Security or Medicare. However, they are considered an asset for Medicaid.
What are Social Security Medicare and Medicaid known as?
"Entitlement Programs."
Which is the largest entitlement program medicare food stamp social security or medicaid?
Social Security
What problems are associated with Medicare and Medicaid?
On medicaid they say I qualify for a buy in under QMB .The state is paying my buy in but medicare sends me the bills and insist that Medicaid is not paying. I have been trying to straiten this out for 18 months now .medicare blames social security , social security blames medicaid , medicaid blames social security. Now I am told the Dept. of buy-ins is the only ones that can fix the problem. Is there such a Dept? How could I contact them?
What merit good does the US government pay for through the medicare payroll tax?
Retirement benefits -- apex.
Is title 19 Medicare?
Title 19 (of the Social Security Act) is Medicaid.
What does security discretionary mean?
The part of the federal budget OTHER THAN defense and national security and Social Security / MEdicare/MEdicaid / SCHIP. About 15-20% of the fed budget - the part many say is all that can be reduced.
