Re: Elderly Parent
 

Is there a list of those states somewhere?
I am interested in NY and NJ. Thanks.

Re: Elderly Parent
 

Isn't there a law banning senators being involved in issues where they have a close family conflict of interest?

Re: Elderly Parent
 

:lol:

There's also a law about drink drive limits and drug taking...which doesn't seem to stop them.

Re: Elderly Parent
 

I was asking seriously.
Am I an idiot?

Re: Elderly Parent
 

Given your earlier question, do you really want a serious answer to that question too? :sneaky:

Re: Elderly Parent
 

:lol:

OK, but IS there such a law?

Re: Elderly Parent
 

Until recently there was no law that prohibited congress from trading on inside information such as contracts awarded to defense contractors but is against SEC and Justice Department laws for everyone else. It was only when the public became outraged did congress pass a law that prohibited them from trading on inside information.

Congress passes many loopholes that only pertains to congress.

As long as Evan is not bribed (wink, wink), just about everything that his wife does is legal including being a lobbyist for the medical industry.

Re: Elderly Parent
 

F%"*^&
I thought there was justice, equality and democracy in this country.

Re: Elderly Parent
 

Who told you that, must have been having a laugh.

Re: Elderly Parent
 

That was a bit flippant.

There is a legal system, and justice seems to be both uncommon and I assume accidental. I have heard far too many horror stories from those who have directly suffered.

Equality, well the US has the least opportunity of any Western Country.

Democracy, to be fair the US is not a Democracy but again he who pays the piper seems to be the rule.

Re: Elderly Parent
 

Back to the point.

YMMV

Where I am someone who is 80 would pay between $477 and $1252.

$477 is Bronze basically crap cover for those who are unlikely to need it.

$1252 is Gold cover with a $2,000 deductible/ $4,000 cap.

Insurance does of course not cover every medical cost so that would just be a starting figure.

I must admit I thought she could get the tax credits, the 5 year thing I thought was a block to Medicaid, I am not surprised about the level of knowledge.

It may be a better option than buying into Medicare, often thought I could make my fortune by developing an Obamacare App to guide people through life options to maximize there benefits, not sure how many phones would have the processing power to run it.

ACA is misleading as it refers to Affordable and Care but the Act deals with neither.

This is going to sound very silly but of she married a USC could she piggy back of his contributions?

The other option is to do what I think many people do, wing it. Basic medications from Walmart etc, use the Emergency Room at the Hospital or Free Clinics. If she has nothing they have nothing to take.

Re: Elderly Parent
 

Brilliant, that's roughly what we expected, to be honest, my sister lives 200 yards away and she has 3 kids, so it's only an option, she is due to have surgery on her only good eye, so if that goes wrong, she is completely blind, it may be that we have her for 3 months of the year!!
Again, thanks everyone, you have all been of help, we are not even sure what's happening yet, so I was just looking for a start.

Re: Elderly Parent
 

I know with my Mother a couple of weeks travel insurance was the same as the ticket.

So check that.

Re: Elderly Parent
 

On my own experience I would never bring elderly parents over here. Fortunately my parents never had the desire to move to the USA but they did move to France. My Dad was already not that fit dues smoking and drinking issues. However, after living in Brittany for 12 yrs his health is better than it was than when he arrived, due to excellent medical care and good clean air (he has COPD).
My mother on the other had has not been so fortunate. Speaking to her today via phone, she now only has the use of one finger to type on the PC. She can barely walk, barely talk and too many other issues to list. On her arrival in France, she was a fit active 64yr. She quickly become a active member of the local commune and local church restoration program. They were active bowls players and travelled all over France. Unbeknown to her, she was already on the downward path in her health. In 2005, on a visit to the US we noticed she was stuttering a lot and tripping over frequently but nothing too concerning. On our visit to France the following year, we noticed an even bigger decline. She had various tests and all them came up empty. No one knew what was wrong with her. In desperation, she searched the internet with all her symptoms and eventually she was able to get a doctor to agree to test her for Multiple System Atrophy. It was finally confirmed in December 2011 and a visit to the specialist just last month, they say the disease almost certainly started in 2002, the year she moved there.
She has excellent care in France and it does not cost her anything as she has she is considered severely handicapped. As she lives in an rural area, a free taxi is provided for any hospital or doctor visits. They also qualify for subsidized homecare help.
I dread to think what would have happened if my then fit and healthy 64 yr old mother had decided to move to the US. (She couldn't at the time as we weren't citizens). Moving here when you are young fit and healthy is fine, but moving here as healthy old person is not a wise decision, as time is definitely against you.

Re: Elderly Parent
 

I read the last posts with a heavy heart. I can't disagree with what you're saying but in my case, with me being the only person to take care of my dad and given that I refuse to put him in a care home, my only options were to either move back to the UK or bring him here to the US. Dad is not an EU citizen, so I would have had to sponsor him in the UK. I looked into it, it seemed complicated and more importantly, UNCLEAR. Whereas in the US the immigration process is quite clear. So I decided to bring him here. I will soon be starting the process for dad's PR. Wish me luck.