I think there a lot of people that have a couple hundred thousand in savings. But, if you start with the following statistic you can see there is a wide gap;
“There are 70 million Americans Medicaid eligible and probably another 20 million who would be eligible but for citizenship issues.
Medicaid total net worth must be less than $2,000 per person.
Obamacare changed the asset requirements for states that signed on to extended Medicaid. Assets aren't looked at, just income. Same with the VA....