Q: can medicaid make any claim on an estate once it becomes mine
my mother died while she was waiting for an estate transfer now Ive been waiting for it to be transferred to me.I was advised that there was no need to return to work because they are taking care of expenses and i had alot of work to do on the house and estate items. So I went on medicaid. I have used it for different medical necessities, will I have to pay medicaid anything once estate is transferred to me, should i cancel medicaid before that happens?
A: You should take the house into trust, to avoid losing Medicaid. You will lose it if they find out about the house.
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