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 …

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 …

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 …

Mar 18, 2025 · Takeaways A life estate is a form of joint ownership that can help protect a home from Medicaid estate recovery. However, keep in mind that there is a five-year lookback …

Medicaid information for Rhode IslandProtections for the Community Spouse Community Spouse Resource Allowance (CSRA): Minimum: $31,584.00 Maximum: $157,920.00 Increased CSRA: …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Apr 12, 2022 · Takeaways Surviving spouses can exclude up to $500,000 of capital gains from the sale of their main residence if they sell within two years of their spouse’s death. The cost …

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 …