In my county, only if you are paralized from the neck down is there a program to help with the taxes. That was the surgery I had to prevent this from happening to me. Sometimes I think that would have been better, than to loose my home. I do have Medicare, and yes I had to have under 2,000 for that and SSD. So just what is suppose to happen to people like me? You choose your surgery, and give up your home. some choice. I had 9 sugeries, before medicare and SSD was granted. ginnie