Comment on Study: 83% of Americans will have to work into their 70s in order to afford to retire

• protist@mander.xyz ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Medicare only pays for short-term skilled nursing rehabilitation meaning you need something like physical therapy after a major surgery. For long-term care because you’re just unable to take care of yourself, you’d need Medicaid or to pay several thousand/month out of pocket.

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  • Drusas@kbin.run ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Ah, my mistake. It is very complicated. Usually, as a rule of thumb, Medicare pays for elderly care and Medicaid pays for poverty care, but there are--as you point out here--exceptions. Rule of thumb doesn't always work so well.

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    • HubertManne@moist.catsweat.com ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      protist explained the american situation right which unfortunately I have first hand experience with my father.

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