Filial Responsibility Laws. More than half of the states have âfilial responsibilityâ laws that make adult children responsible for their parentsâ medical care, if their parents canât pay. These rules do not apply when a patient qualifies for Medicare â in that case, the Medicare system pays.
Illinois Lottery Can't Pay Its Winners. A budget stalemate in the Illinois legislature has forced the state to delay payment to lottery winners. The state hadn't been able to pay winners of over $25,000 since July 1, USA Today reports, and on Wednesday the state lowered the threshold to $600.
Illinois players have won two of the four Mega Millions jackpots awarded this year. In January, a Naperville man won a $265 million jackpot. The record U.S. lottery prize of $656 million was a Mega Millions jackpot awarded in March 2012. That prize was split among winners in Kansas, Illinois and Maryland.