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 ...
In addition to the right to recover from the estate of the Medicaid beneficiary, state Medicaid agencies may place a lien on real estate owned by a Medicaid beneficiary during their lifetime (unless certain dependent relatives are living in the property). What Is a Lien? If Medicaid places a...
For purposes of these recovery provisions, estates are defined to include all real and personal property and other assets included within an individual’s estate, asdefined under state laws governing the treatment of inheritance. At the option of thestate, recoverable assets also include any other ...
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