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An additional problematic aspect of the estate recovery of non-LTCR expenses that was brought up was the unequal treatment of people below 138% of the FPL under the ACA, who get expanded Medicaid and are subject to estate recovery if they are 55 or older, and people just above 138% of the FPL, who get highly subsidized, very-low-net-cost, on ...
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 ...
[108] The Act allowed states to recover other Medicaid expenses for deceased Medicaid recipients 55 or older, at each state's choice. [108] 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".
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The Court ruled unanimously that a federal statutory prohibition against liens on personal property to recover Medicaid expenditures applied to settlements, so that only the portion of the settlement that represented payment for past medical expenses could be claimed by the state.
[11] However, Medicaid generally does not cover long-term care provided in a home setting unless there is a state specific waiver program. In most states Medicaid does not pay for Assisted Living. People who need long-term care often prefer to age in place in their own home or in a private room in an assisted living facility if medically necessary.
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A qualified income trust (or QIT) is a special form of trust designed to help people receive long-term care benefits under Medicaid. It is intended for people who make too much money to receive ...