Medicaid Estate Recovery Programs

Medicaid Estate Recovery Programs

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Medicaid estate recovery programs may get repayments from the estates of deceased individuals who were aged 55 or more during the time they were given Medicaid assistance. If the person was institutionalized permanently or can no longer be sent home, recovery could also be taken, regardless of age.

These repayments or recovery can be waived based on certain situations. One would be if there is a surviving spouse or a disabled child who was dependent on the individual receiving Medicaid benefits. Repayment would then be made after the dependent’s death, and the amount is equal to the value they inherited from Medicaid assistance.

The Medicaid estate recovery program can also be waived for cases when there is a child that the recipient left who is aged below 21. Repayment would be rescheduled until the child reaches the age of 21. The debt would then be equal to amount they inherited from the recipients Medicaid benefits.