URGENT-Green Card minimum stay-PLEASE REPLY!!!

[narula]

Hello,

I have a question. My parents have got a green card and they would be coming to the U.S.A. in a couple of months. Could anyone tell me as to what is the minimum stay required to be in U.S.A in order to maintain the Green card in status??? Somebody told me that they will have to stay more than 6 months of the year in the U.S.A for every year in order to maintain their status. Is that true???

Also, both my father and my mother are above 65 years of age. Would they be eligible for any medical insurance? If not Medicare, then would they at least be eligible for Medicaid or not? I heard that under the new Patriot law, even though they are above 65 years of age, they will not be eligible for Medicaid even, unless and until they become citizens! Is that true???

If the above is the case then would anyone be knowing of a decently good and reseonable medical insurance, given that both my parents are above 65 years of age.

thanks a lot for your reponse.

[narula]

is anyone there???