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Mason (SJC-13439, December 13, 2023), the Supreme Judicial Court (SJC) holds that the Massachusetts Uniform Probate Code (MUPC) three-year time limit on MassHealth estate recovery claims may not be applied retroactively. However, its lifetime lien on the former home of a MassHealth beneficiary ends at death.
Exceptions. MassHealth will not pursue any estate recovery if • The value of the member's probate estate is $25,000 or less • The member had certain long-term care insurance, or • The estate includes certain resources belonging to American Indians or Alaska Natives.
MassHealth Casualty Recovery Unit is a department or unit within the MassHealth program in Massachusetts that is responsible for coordinating the recovery of financial resources from third parties for medical expenses incurred by MassHealth members as a result of an accident, injury, or illness.
Even in those that do, there is usually a statute of limitation, or put differently, a maximum amount of time in which Medicaid is able to initiate Estate Recovery. In most cases, the statute of limitation is one year.
Massachusetts Estate Tax Liens – Expire 10 years after the date of death, or sooner if conditions are met as set forth in MA Title Standard 24.3. See M.G.L. c 65C, §§ 14(a) and 6(a); MCA Form 32; and MA Title Standard No. 24.3.
Estate recovery may be temporarily delayed if the MassHealth member leaves behind a surviving spouse, a child who is blind, a child who is permanently and totally disabled, or a child younger than 21 years of age. This is called a deferral.
MassHealth will not pursue any estate recovery if • The value of the member's probate estate is $25,000 or less • The member had certain long-term care insurance, or • The estate includes certain resources belonging to American Indians or Alaska Natives.
Trusts are a tool that many people take advantage of in this situation. Creating the right type of trust may allow Massachusetts residents to control what happens to their assets without making those assets accessible to MassHealth or losing their coverage. There's no one-size-fits-all trust for MassHealth planning.
Any property or assets that are part of the MassHealth member's probate estate are subject to estate recovery. This can include real property (homes) and personal property (cars, funds in bank accounts, and other assets). MassHealth cannot recover from assets that are outside of a member's probate estate.