Jul 9, 2025 · What is MERP? The Texas Medicaid Estate Recovery Program (MERP) allows the state to seek repayment from the estate of a deceased person who received Medicaid long …

Dec 13, 2012 · Who Does the Medicaid Estate Recovery Program (MERP) Affect? For Medicaid recipients ages 55 or older, states must seek recovery of payments from their estate for the …

Mar 18, 2025 · Giving up the life estate will likely be considered a transfer and your father could be subject to a Medicaid penalty period. A life estate is a good way to protect a house from …

New law: Allows Medicaid to seek estate recovery from the estate of a Medicaid recipient and the estate of the recipient’s spouse. Because the change is not prospective, recovery can be …

Dec 16, 2025 · Joint Tenancy With Right of Survivorship: A Partial, State-Dependent Shield From Medicaid Recovery Maybe, but it’s not a guarantee, and it depends heavily on your state’s …

Assets Are IRAs and other retirement plans protected (noncountable)? Yes State’s resource limit for Medicaid recipients: $4,000.00

Transfers should be made carefully, with an understanding of all the consequences. People who make transfers must be careful not to apply for Medicaid before the five-year look-back period …

Jan 14, 2015 · The Miller trust can pay the Medicaid recipient a small personal needs allowance, and the trust can also be used to pay the recipient's spouse a monthly allowance. Any …

Sep 8, 2025 · If I started using Medicaid at age 21 and stopped at age 40, are those years of Medicaid costs part of my lien costs when I pass?

Jul 6, 2023 · Life estates are ways for you to transfer property to another party while retaining the right to live there until you pass away, or some other event occurs. As the grantor of the life …