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.
âPayment delays will occur because there currently is no legal authority for the Illinois Comptroller or the Illinois Lottery to issue checks,â the Illinois Lottery said in a statement, according to USA Today. âPlease note that the funding to pay winners exists, but the legal authority to issue checks does not.â.