Assume that you are a newly divorced, 27-year-old mother of two nondisabled children; your former husband has run off and cannot be located to make child support payments; you never graduated from high school; and you own no property. You are definitely ineligible for
A) food stamps.
B) Medicaid.
C) Medicare.
D) Temporary Assistance for Needy Families.

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Medicare is primarily for people who are 65 years or older, certain younger people with disabilities, and people with End-Stage Renal Disease (permanent kidney failure requiring dialysis or a transplant). A 27-year-old mother of two nondisabled children who does not fit these categories would not be eligible for Medicare.

Assume That You Are a Newly Divorced, 27-Year-Old Mother of Two