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I think it depends on what state you live in- how Medicaid is used and whether you can leave home or not. Nita Ronald F. Vetter wrote: > Bob, Ivan, others > > my recall is that the Medicaid money is tight and - the recipient cannot > ever leave home. > > the terminal medical expenses are large for many. on average, thousands > of dollars per day are paid for the last few days or months of > treatments to give more lifetime. it is as though the establishments > have not known that death is inevitable. > > we with chronic illness disrupt the facilities because we do not have > entitlement to long term disability care. > > if you got the money honey, i got the time. > most die poor - all over this planet 24 hours every day > it is a tough thing to live alone - then die alone > i hope more of our wealth is spent to prevent this misery > > -- > Ron Vetter 1936, '84 PD dz > mailto:[log in to unmask] > http://www.ridgecrest.ca.us/~rfvetter