Thank you for your interesting post. Benefits change from state to state so I can only speak for mine.

As a disabled person with a very low income, I qualify for Social Security Disability and "welfare". I certainly don't get any over the counter meds for free. Almost every Doctor in my area, (I live in my state's capital city), will not accept my "welfare". I am treated like a second class citizen by most of the medical personnel I see, but also by the other patients who see me pull that horribly embarrassing card out of my purse each and every time I am seen by a Dr.

I get to sit in waiting rooms and listen to the patients with "regular" insurance *****, gripe and complain about the useless trash that won't work so they can have welfare.

If I was healthy enough I would go back to work tomorrow and get off this wonderful "welfare".

I know you meant no harm in your post and I hope you don't take offense at this. I find it's always interesting to know what folks on the "other side of the fence" think.

January