<story><title>Bankruptcy Booms Among Older Americans</title><url>https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/05/business/bankruptcy-older-americans.html</url></story><parent_chain></parent_chain><comment><author>ransom1538</author><text>What ever you save with your blood sweat and tears will be burned on medical expenses. Your best bet (after being diagnosed with something severe) is to convert all your last savings to cash, give it to a loved one, explain to the government you are broke, and die on the street. [1][2]&lt;p&gt;Nursing homes and hospices are designed to suck out your funds until you are dry, then dump you on state aid.&lt;p&gt;1. &lt;a href=&quot;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;www.senioradvisor.com&amp;#x2F;san-jose-ca&amp;#x2F;how-much-do-san-jose-nursing-homes-cost&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;www.senioradvisor.com&amp;#x2F;san-jose-ca&amp;#x2F;how-much-do-san-jo...&lt;/a&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;The average annual cost to seniors nationally is $80,300 for a semi-private and $91,250 for a private room in 2015&amp;quot;&lt;p&gt;2. I originally had &amp;quot;in a state funded hospice&amp;quot;, but opo pointed out that medicare will strip you of your benefits due to their claw back system. You may want to look into committing a felony, for state funded care.</text></comment>
<story><title>Bankruptcy Booms Among Older Americans</title><url>https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/05/business/bankruptcy-older-americans.html</url></story><parent_chain></parent_chain><comment><author>ginko</author><text>How can a 72-year-old retire just get his health insurance revoked? What&amp;#x27;s even the point of health insurance when it only covers the young and healthy apparently.</text></comment>