General Discussion

savings to qualify for benefits. Working class people work our entire lives, and if we are able to scrimp and save and accumulate a nest egg it can be obliterated so easily by medical expenses/supportive care.

When I first became a registered nurse in the early 80's I saw a patient from a wealthy family who was in the hospital for a relatively minor condition that actually she had caused herself. When she was ready to be discharged her family had the doctor keep her in the hospital for an additional two weeks so that they could have her home redecorated (it ended up being a few extra days because the curtains weren't ready). Her hospital stay was paid for by Medicare. Her assets had already been transferred to her family.

The wealthy have attorneys to take advantage of every loophole while working class people stumble over every pebble in the road.