We tried to get paid coverage but it is very expensive for me, tried to get medicare but was turned down because they listed their retirement pensions which looked like a big figure but when calculated is truly a fraction of that in US dollars. If the are not eligible for medicare/medicaid is there some sort of supplemental coverage they can get that wont cost me my entire paycheck to cover.My dad is over 70 and mom is over 65
I am advised that skimping on insurance is a very false economy indeed: are there any other family members who could contribute to a fund for your parents, perhaps?
I was going to suggest that you research insurance policies under Obamacare, but I see from your followup post that you did just that.
Medicaid is a different program. It is a federal program that is administered by each individual state with their own rules and regulations. It is for people who are indigent and cannot afford to provide for their own care.
To be honest I was quite surprised that my great aunt was allowed in (this is going back quite some time, well over ten years) - I can only think it must have cost my cousin and her husband an arm and a leg each. But she was over 80 by then and had a good many things wrong with her; may your parents' health needs never become overwhelming, God willing.
The Mom-in-law recently became a U.S. citizen but she was surprised she wouldn't be eligible for Medicare... reason being she never had contributed to Medicare since she never worked in the U.S. But she would be able to get Medicaid, which is confusing to me since in their homeland they are considered wealthy.
This should have been thoroughly investigated before they made this big move, don't you think? The U.S. Is going broke with Medicare and Medicaid as it is. Allowing people into the program who didn't pay in to it is comPLETELY reckless.