Divorce for Medicaid Benefits

“Many low-income couples are sacrificing their marriages to pay their medical bills. Although they are poor by most standards, they are discovering that they are not quite poor enough to qualify for Medicaid. The elderly, the disabled or people with life-threatening diseases are particularly likely to split up in order to get the government-provided health coverage….”

Yet another reason why we need change and a complete overhaul of the current health care system.