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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.
The Medicaid Estate Recovery Program allows Medicaid to seek recompense for a variety of costs, including: Expenses related to nursing home or other long-term care facility stays Home- and ...
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[112] The Act allowed states to recover other Medicaid expenses for deceased Medicaid recipients 55 or older, at each state's choice. [112] However, states were prohibited from estate recovery when "there is a surviving spouse, a child under the age of 21 or a child of any age who is blind or disabled".
Arkansas Department of Human Services v. Ahlborn, 547 U.S. 268 (2006), was a decision by the Supreme Court of the United States involving the ability of a state agency to claim a personal injury settlement as compensation for Medicaid benefits provided for treatment of the injuries.
Section 1915(c) was an amendment to the Social Security Act created as a part of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1981.Adoption of HCBS waivers by states was initially slow, but Congress has enacted a series of reforms since 1981 to make the use of HCBS waivers less prohibitive.
Medicaid is a government program that can help eligible seniors pay for nursing home care. If you’re helping an aging parent navigate Medicaid because they don’t have long-term care insurance ...
Georgia adjusted policies to prevent Medicaid recipients from losing coverage during the COVID-19 pandemic. Here’s how things will return to normal, and what that may mean for some recipients ...