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Medicaid estate recovery documents from the various states with estate recovery of non-LTCR expenses often explain the purpose of their estate recovery program. For example, a New Jersey document stated, "DMAHS pursues recovery from estates to supplement funds available for medical assistance programs and limit the burden upon taxpayers caused ...
Through the Medicaid Estate Recovery program, federal regulations allow states to attempt to recover some long-term care, hospital, and medication costs from an individual’s estate after their ...
The most significant impact of Medicaid estate recovery for heirs of Medicaid recipients is the possibility of inheriting a reduced estate. Medicaid eligibility assumes that recipients are low ...
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 ...
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 ...
Federal funding covers a variable portion of at least half of Medicaid costs, [35] and states are expected to cover the remainder. This means that any federally mandated increase in Medicaid spending forces states to spend more. [36] However, as state participation in Medicaid is voluntary, it is not technically an unfunded mandate. [37]
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Critics, who are specifically against converting Medicaid into block grants, say that block grant "undermine the achievement of national objectives", "reduce government spending on domestic issues" where, for example, the "most vulnerable seniors, individuals with disabilities, and low-income children" would lose their health care through deep ...