What Are the Rules for Medicaid Qualification (Part 2)? - Estate Recovery
What Are the Rules for Medicaid Qualification (Part 2)?
As in Part One of our series, your Medicaid planning advisor can best help you determine how the rules apply to your specific circumstances in your specific locality. Before you get into the specifics, however, it’s a good idea to familiarize yourself with the general federal guidelines for Medicaid qualification that apply everywhere.
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ESTATE RECOVERY
What happens to a Medicaid recipient’s estate when he or she passes away? Like so much else, that depends on whether they have properly planned to protect it.
When a Medicaid recipient dies, the state may attempt to recover the benefits paid to that individual from his or her estate – that is a requirement under federal Medicaid law. However, the state cannot proceed with this recovery process if any of the following applies:
- if the recipient’s spouse is still living
- if the recipient has a child under age 21
- if the recipient has a...