While the house may not need to be sold to qualify a Medicaid applicant for benefits, state Medicaid agencies will likely place a lien on any real estate owned by a Medicaid recipient during their lifetime. The state can't impose a lien if a spouse, a disabled or blind child, a child ...
"Your letter to the Medi-Cal office did the trick. They are no longer threatening to put a lien on my house. I cannot thank you enough for helping me protect my home." Your letter to the Medi-Cal office did the trick. They are no longer threatening to put a lien on my house. I...
The state cannot impose a lien if a spouse, a disabled or blind child, a child under age 21, or a sibling with an equity interest in the house is living there. If a lien is placed on the Medicaid recipient’s property and it is sold while the recipient is alive, they may no longe...
33 In addition, states can not recover against a beneficiary’s home on which the state hasplaced a lien, unless additional protections for siblings and adult children are satisfied. 34 There is no document that records or explains why the age floor was changed from 65years old (in pre-OBRA...