Means-tested public benefit programs such as Medicaid (which provides health insurance and payment for skilled care andother medical expenses), Supplemental Security Income (SSI), the Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program (SNAP), Section 8 housing and similar welfare benefits, can provide critical funding for basic medical, dental, vision and skilled care, food, income and shelter for qualified elderly or disabled individuals, but such programs generally provide only the basics and have strict financial limits...