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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.
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.
The State of California is prohibited from the recovery of any Medi-Cal expenses used if there is a surviving spouse until the surviving spouse passes away. Also, if there is a minor child under the age of 21 or a blind child, or a disabled child, then the State is prohibited from any Medi-Cal recovery.
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.
Irrevocable Trusts By relinquishing control over the assets in the trust, you remove them from your estate, making them no longer countable when it comes to assessing your Medicaid eligibility. Nonetheless, you can still live in your home and even specify terms under which it can be sold or rented.