Protecting Homes from Medicaid Recovery for Low-Income Heirs.
This bill modifies rules regarding state recovery of Medicaid costs after a recipient's death. It gives states the option to waive the recovery claim on the deceased person's home if the property is transferred to a low-income heir or someone already eligible for Medicaid. This change helps protect vulnerable families from losing their homes to repay government medical expenses.
Key points
States gain the option to stop mandatory recovery of a deceased Medicaid recipient's home.
This protection applies if the home is transferred to an heir eligible for Medicaid or earning below 138% of the Federal Poverty Level.
The change aims to prevent low-income families from being forced to sell their inherited home to cover long-term care costs.
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