![]() A Medicaid beneficiary receiving his or her Medicaid ID card from UnitedHealthCare, Humana, Kaiser, or Blue Cross, might mistakenly assume he’s received private Obamacare health insurance. In fact, according to Kaiser Family Foundation, more than three-quarters of Medicaid recipients are in managed care health plans. Although Medicaid is a government program, in most states, Medicaid services for the majority of enrollees are provided through a private health insurance company. ![]() Since you submitted your initial health insurance application to an Obamacare health insurance exchange, it can be confusing when you end up receiving Medicaid instead of a private Obamacare plan. If the exchange determines that you qualify for Medicaid in your state, it will forward that information to Medicaid, starting the Medicaid application process. Often, you learn you’re eligible for Medicaid when you fill out an application for health insurance on your ACA health insurance exchange.Understanding the difference between Medicaid and Obamacare can be confusing because
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