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My parents ended up in the margins, but not taken care of for awhile... They had taken early Social Security, but that doesn't include early Medicare. They then had too much for Medicaid, but still couldn't afford Obamacare.
Then, my mother fell and broke three bones in her wrist. Most of the bill was for rent on the stupid room for her surgery!

In Wyoming, I have yet to be able to get onto Medicaid - not for lack of trying - I've been here 1.5 years now. Thankfully, we have several places where we can get sliding-scale fees based on our income, so we still get something.

Yikes! Yeah navigating the safety net in America is not for the faint of heart! I hope everything works out for you 🙁