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.
Returning home to Illinois, he said he was about to throw away the lottery ticket when he decided to check the New Hampshire State Lottery Web site for the winning numbers. His heart, he said, did not skip a beat when he saw the numbers. The ticket -- the only winning number sold in the nation -- was worth $67 million.