My brother was on Medicaid in CT and recently passed away. When I met with an Estate Attorney I was informed that the State will likely make a claim against his probate-able estate to recover all the money Medicaid spent on his care. This was news to me, but now I understand it.
I couldn’t find an answer online, and I could go back and ask the Attorney, but does anybody know how long the State has to make it’s claim? My brother was in the hospital for about 3 weeks before he died. I don’t believe he ever received a bill for any of his care, so I’m assuming that the hospital and doctors accepted whatever Medicaid paid. 3 weeks in a hospital could be a large sum. Do I need to keep his entire estate in an Estate Account for years fearing that the State could come back at any time and say, you owe us 100 grand?
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[link] [comments]My brother was on Medicaid in CT and recently passed away. When I met with an Estate Attorney I was informed that the State will likely make a claim against his probate-able estate to recover all the money Medicaid spent on his care. This was news to me, but now I understand it. I couldn’t find an answer online, and I could go back and ask the Attorney, but does anybody know how long the State has to make it’s claim? My brother was in the hospital for about 3 weeks before he died. I don’t believe he ever received a bill for any of his care, so I’m assuming that the hospital and doctors accepted whatever Medicaid paid. 3 weeks in a hospital could be a large sum. Do I need to keep his entire estate in an Estate Account for years fearing that the State could come back at any time and say, you owe us 100 grand? submitted by /u/borednboring [link] [comments]Read Morer/HealthInsurance