Some families have severely disabled children that are a full time job, and have to choose taking care of their child over working, and living off of hopefully one high wage earned worker in the family if they are lucky. If not the figure it out but try to take the help where they can get it. Even food lines are asking for income information and or food stamp information. I say if anyone qualifies for Medicade for any reason they should automatically qualify for SNAP, and energy assistance. That's just my belief though.
You do realize that when you turn 65 the government has made your only option for healthcare insurance coverage Medicare in America. And if you opt out of a specific part our government charges you a fine that increases like 5,% every year you decline to opt in. So when you need the coverage I believe it's parts b and d if you decline to opt in.... And for anything outside of Medicare health coverage wise is up to paying out of pocket. I can see how millions of extra people strain the countries healthcare system, and social services regarding healthcare, but I don't see why it would help others live better when everyone over 65 is forced onto government healthcare system. .... It's like you can't have universal healthcare unless your 65 or your disabled. And even then by that time it still costs a arm and a leg.... So that's the problem.
I found it crazy that in my state, there was millions in funding for a nursing home that claimed to need grant funding for nursing program to reverse the shortage. Then they built a nursing dormitory, and the CEO left, then the company had to file bankruptcy. Fishey that such a thing took place, all the while their facility remained severely short staffed. Weird if you ask me. I'm glad your mil has a facility that cares, so far in my state most nursing homes don't have cleaning crew, that's all done by nursing staff. And because nobody wants to work, or companies restrict hiring, the staff is the one who suffers.
A majority of tax payers already pay into the American system for a lifetime. So the issue at hand is a regulated and private industry gone wild with very little audits, and boo koo mis management. The government wants to be involved in cutting funding, but not involved in saying a facility can't operate for profit. Like many healthcare options in America. Maybe requiring pharmaceutical companies to pay a health tax to the government would be a start. Because most working class is stuck paying Medicare taxes, and state taxes. Maybe these companies who profit off of those funds should pay it back.
