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Aug. 22—Joseph Applegate fought the Medicaid estate recovery letter he received from Ohio seeking to collect his home. He stopped the process, but nine years later the lien on his house remains.
Medicaid estate recovery is a required process under United States federal law in which state governments adjust (settle) or recover the cost of care and services from the estates of those who received Medicaid benefits after they die. By law, states may not settle any payments until after the beneficiary's death.
Aug. 3—A recent Dayton Daily News investigation revealed that the state of Ohio has collected more than $366 million through the estate recovery program since 2017, including about $87.5 million ...
Jul. 29—Rebecca Miller said her father was on Medicaid for about two years and she served as his caretaker at his home after he was diagnosed in 2018 with Parkinson's disease, from which he died ...
In the United States, Medicaid is a government program that provides health insurance for adults and children with limited income and resources. The program is partially funded and primarily managed by state governments, which also have wide latitude in determining eligibility and benefits, but the federal government sets baseline standards for state Medicaid programs and provides a ...
Typically, these laws obligate adult children (or depending on the state, other family members) to pay for their indigent parents’/relatives' food, clothing, shelter and medical needs. Should the children fail to provide adequately, they allow nursing homes and government agencies to bring legal action to recover the cost of caring for the ...
Medicaid, the U.S. health program for low-income individuals and families, comes with its fair share of eligibility requirements. The program takes into account both income and assets when ...
An index score above 100 indicates that LIHEAP is serving a target group of households at a rate higher than the prevalence of LIHEAP income eligible households that are members of that group. The table at right reflects the target scores from Fiscal Years (FY) 2004-2009 for households with an elderly member.