return2ozma@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.world · 7 months agoState Medicaid offices target dead people’s homes to recoup their health care costsabcnews.go.comexternal-linkmessage-square11fedilinkarrow-up181cross-posted to: aboringdystopia@lemmy.world
arrow-up181external-linkState Medicaid offices target dead people’s homes to recoup their health care costsabcnews.go.comreturn2ozma@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.world · 7 months agomessage-square11fedilinkcross-posted to: aboringdystopia@lemmy.world
minus-squareSnot FlickermanlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up17·edit-27 months agoOur tax dollars at work, folks. Nevermind just helping people, this is the best use of our money somehow. But the article isn’t wrong… Medicaid is often treated as a debt to be paid.
minus-squareneuropean@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up2·7 months agoMedical debt is a part of the estate, makes sense the debts are paid from assets.
minus-squareHubertManne@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up5·7 months agomakes sense in our sad medical system.
Our tax dollars at work, folks.
Nevermind just helping people, this is the best use of our money somehow.
But the article isn’t wrong… Medicaid is often treated as a debt to be paid.
Medical debt is a part of the estate, makes sense the debts are paid from assets.
makes sense in our sad medical system.