The issue focused on the amount of money it would take to pay for her living expenses, said Mark Kastel, a research fellow at the University of Texas-San Antonio.

"It's not as if they have their own personal medical plan or whatnot," he said. "But that's part of the reason she was being asked to make up the difference in health care costs and then get back to work. It's like when you need an operation and you go to the hospital, but you