If Medicare is supposed to be for the poor...

You have to work and get the points or whatever for medicare. My daughter will be switched from medicaid to medicare in a couple of years. I think it is automatic for disabled people that work and still qualify for disability. I'm really not sure how it works.

Medicare isn't necessary for the poor. The people below poverty would qualify for Medicaid. That's probably why those figures for Wisconsin look that way.

Ted I am not a resident of WI. as you probably know by now I am in NC. But the Medicare program is run by the Federal Government so it is the same everywhere. Medicare is for retired and disabled people. The State run program here in NC is Medicaid, it is for the poor, and even illegal aliens in out state. Our dept of social services in this county are not allowed to ask if a person is legal or illegal. The say everyone deserves health care. The problem is most of the funds in our state are being used up by illegals, legal residents are being turned down consistantly, and it is causing a lot of bad feeling toward the Mexican people. I hope they get this under control soon, cause I really think it is going to cause an uprising by the citizens, especially since so many are losing their jobs right now. Blessings Marilyn

Perhaps the poverty level needs updating! If you've ever looked into various programs you have to live on nothing but minimum wage and minimum wage only. Sadly, people can make more than minimum wage and still struggles even w/o the extras many people find being mormal like cable, internet ect.

Then the government policies should be looked into , perhaps those in position don't know that for a fact. Ordinary people should speak up if there's injustice being done. I remember a quotation which goes this way, "Evil proliferates because good men do nothing." Good luck and happy mylotting.