Wow, Mike! What a bag of mixed blessings! I am so glad you were approved.

I do not intend to pry but have you talked to anyone that deals with Adult Medicaid in your state? Where we are, they have a couple of options but of course, you have to jump through a bunch more hurdles. My Dad, who is in a local nursing home, made too much money for medicaid as well. We had to do some goofy stuff with setting up a trust acct that we pay out each month to the nursing home. It makes no sense to me at all but it worked to get him the benefits since we have been paying cash for his care for the past 16 mths.

It certainly won't hurt to ask about it or any other programs that might be available to have health care.

You would think that your wife would not mind letting you pay the premiums for your insurance. People are strange. Wait till she starts paying those taxes next year!

My best to you.