Now, the Zolotorows are among the approximately 50 million people who qualify for assistance through Medicaid, a $313 billion-a-year federal-state program that provides health care coverage for low-income pregnant women, children, the disabled, some adults and many of the nation's nursing home residents.
Despite its wide reach, the program is not an all-encompassing safety net.
There are 300 million Americans-- Medicaid serves almost 20% of us. Funding issues only become more complicated by the year across the board, of course, but on the plus side an array of Assistive Home Technologies for the elderly and the disabled are hitting-- or have hit-- the market-- which should have a profound effect on the quality and cost of care.
