Before you write
Do you know what a Venn Diagram is?
Look at the example of a Venn Diagram below. Answer these questions:
What do the two circles show?
What does the part in the middle show?
What are the two things being compared?
What do the two circles show?
What does the part in the middle show?
What are the two things being compared?
Now you try it
Think about what you read about Medicare and Medicaid and about what you learned from the video. Can you fill in this Venn Diagram comparing the two programs? If you need to, you can go back and read the article or watch the video again.
Consider:
Who runs the programs—federal, state, or local? Who pays for the programs?
Who benefits? Is it the same nationwide?
Check your answers
Check your answers by dragging and dropping in this exercise.