Thread: medicaid estate recovery

i have a friend that just passed away, and he was on medicaid.his son lived with him and his exwife lived on the same property as the son was her paid caregiver.would this be cosidered a hardship case as the son used the property as his employment for his mother ,and if the state goes thru with the estate recovery process, they both would have to move.any info would be appreciated

What is the primary reason the state is going forward with an estate recovery?

the state hasnt started this yet,just preparing for the worst.my friend that just died has hospital bills totaling over 130,000 due to a whipple surgery and complications afterwards.this what i found at the website. The state has many programs, administered by the Department of Social & Health Services
(DSHS) that pay for medical services. The Medicaid program is one example. Under some of
these programs, and with important limitations, the estate-recovery law allows the state to
recover (to get back) the cost of the services it pays for.
The estate recovery law allows recovery from a recipient