A fear that the government will seize their house after they die is causing some people to not sign up for expanded Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act (ACA). A long-standing provision in Medicaid law allows states to recoup Medicaid costs by putting a claim on the home or other assets of older deceased Medicaid Read more about Medicaid Expansion Signups Hindered By Fear of Estate Recovery[…]

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has released the 2014 federal guidelines for how much money the spouses of institutionalized Medicaid recipients may keep and the limit on how much a home can be worth for its owner to still qualify for Medicaid. In 2014, the spouse of a Medicaid recipient living in Read more about Dollar Limits for Medicaid Long-Term Care Coverage[…]