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merrily

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5. Existing law says your estate is liable for your debts. And, I believe that, in

Reply to proverbialwisdom (Reply #3)

Sun Aug 2, 2015, 12:56 PM

Aug 2015

Massachusetts, anyway, money Medicaid pays out on your behalf becomes a lien on your home.

I don't know that I have a problem with either one. Social safety nets are for those in need who cannot pay for those needs. Social safety nets are not for the purpose of making sure people inherit something. Sure, we'd all like to be able to leave something to our kids, but that's not the purpose of a safety net.

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As Obamacare Takes Hold, Unpaid Hospital Bills Vanish [View all] n2doc Aug 2015 OP

That's good news for hospitals. merrily Aug 2015 #1

And others, as those costs don't have to be passed on to the rest of us n/t n2doc Aug 2015 #2

The costs of Medicaid and health insurers are passed on to the rest of us merrily Aug 2015 #4

Related. proverbialwisdom Aug 2015 #3

Existing law says your estate is liable for your debts. And, I believe that, in merrily Aug 2015 #5

I hope they change this n2doc Aug 2015 #7

Isn't this interesting, I am sure the GOP will spin it some other way but it was an outcome I expect Thinkingabout Aug 2015 #6

What is it compared to 2013, before Obamacare started? KelleyKramer Aug 2015 #8