The application process parent is talking about is Medicaid, not Medicare. Medicare is pretty ironclad, because the recipients are elderly and vote. Medicaid r

The application process parent is talking about is Medicaid, not Medicare. Medicare is pretty ironclad, because the recipients are elderly and vote. Medicaid recipients tend to be marginalized and high need, so they’re used as a punching bag by local governments in states where that’s a good way to score political points.