Q: Are we able to retain ownership of our home if we qualify for Medicaid; what is the max. income to qualify for Medicaid?
Are there other assets Medicaid can take from our estate?
A: Depends on who you mean by "we" and who would be the qualifying person for Medicaid. Ordinarily, the value of the primary residence is exempt for qualification purposes; you can "keep" it while the person is alive. However, once a person dies, the state may seek to recover what it has spent for care through estate recovery. That is why proper estate planning is so important.
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