<prompt> Human: She applied and received it on appeal, retroactive to March 2012. Part of it 600ish goes to the hospice residence she was staying at for four months because although they were donating the care, any benefitsinsurance you receive during your stay has to go to them and they were absolutely incredible there, I wish I could win the lottery to give them a decent chunk of that.She has QUITE a bit of medical bills. She fought vulvar and then lung cancer for two and a half years with no insurance. A lot of the care was donated through charities, but theres still a lot that wasnt. I know shes at least tens of thousands in medical debt theres probably 10k alone owed to EMS ER visits but I dont think anyone knows exactly how much I never expected her to get approved for Medicare honestly, neither did the social worker from hospice, and I was under the impression Id never be accountable for her medical debt, so when she was on her death bed I didnt bother keeping track of the medical bills that came... but trying to figure it out now, with there being so many different people she owes all over the place and some in different collections, is hard.But since Medicare was approved Ive been trying to get in contact with the people billing her to let them know, but a lot of it has gone to collections, and I havent received any of the info I actually need in the mail yet or I should say she hasnt, like the Medicare claim number.Is this money mine? Will bill collectors try to claim it? Will the government just keep it? Im only 18 and the 6k would be a nice nest eggstart, I have nothing else in the way of inheritanceetc but thankfully I do have my dad taking care of me, so its not like I need it for basic survival for potential advice purposes, they were never married, didnt live together.If it isnt mine, what do I do then? By the way, it seems itll come in three installments of six months apart.  <response>: If your mom was with hospice I would recommend contacting their social worker, especially if there was one in particular you worked with, they should be able to at least point you in the right direction. 