...not to distract from my mom and her fight to live....

but my sister told me that since my mom lives with her and her husband, Medicare wants to know the household income- so that THEY would be responsable for the Medical bills. My sister told me her husband said NO WAY that they are giving them that information. So, it seems now my mom will not recieve financial assistance.
I've also been told that children and grandchildren can now be held responsable for the debt of the parents.
So let me get this right....a child can go bankrupt trying to pay for past Medical (and other) bills their parents had incured...
WHAT KIND OF COUNTRY DO WE LIVE IN???!!!!!