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.
None of those numbers have been picked in the past 20 drawings. These numbers have not been picked as the Powerball over the same period: 3, 4, 8, 11, 12, 14, 16, 19, 23, 24, 26. And remember, none of this changes your odds of winning, which are 1 in 292,201,338. After taxes in Illinois, expect about $218 million, if you decide to take the mountain of money in a single payment.