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Medicaid Estate Recovery

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This policy brief is one of six commissioned by HHS/ASPE on Medicaid eligibility policies for long-term care benefits. This brief provides an overview of state Medicaid Estate Recovery programs, which enable states to recoup public spending for Medicaid long-term care recipients from the estates of those recipients after their death. [12 PDF pages]

Files
estaterec.pdf (pdf, 193.01 KB)
Topics
Long-Term Services & Supports (LTSS) | Long-Term Care Financing
Program
Medicaid | Cash and Counseling Demonstration