Which term describes a federally defined program that provides health coverage primarily for the elderly and certain disabled individuals?

• A. Aid to Families with Dependent Children
• B. Medicare
• C. Medicaid
• D. Developmental stages

Answer: (B)

Medicare is the federal health insurance program for people aged 65 and older, and for some younger individuals with disabilities or certain conditions like End-Stage Renal Disease. It is run nationwide by the federal government (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services), which makes it a federally defined program that provides health coverage primarily for the elderly and certain disabled people.

The other options don’t fit this description: Aid to Families with Dependent Children is a welfare program, not health coverage; Medicaid is a means-tested program funded by both federal and state governments and serves low-income people (not specifically the elderly); and Developmental stages isn’t a health coverage program.