A few weeks back I had been on a Costco run, and I guess was complaining how much I spent and the person I was talking to said I should go over the Food Bank, now most of the spend was not food but..
Seems there are no checks or anything, just turn up. Operates out of the Senior Center here.
From what I can gather with Medicaid the problem is the reimbursement rates so can be difficult to get a Doctor sorted.
Other than that is seems much better than Medicaid.
I think tax credits depend on how much tax you pay which presumably will relate to their Pensions.