my husband is on Medicare and receiving Medicaid, we rent the apartment. If I wanted to buy it in my name only would medicaid come after the property if he dies.
Yes. Exactly how this works varies with the circumstances. The State can recover some of their expenses by making a claim against the house after the recipient dies. If there is a spouse living in the house, then the claim cannot be made until after that spouse dies or sells the house.
There are exceptions, if there is a disabled child in the picture, or it is the source of income for family members (as a farm might be) or if a relative provided care for a certain length of time and kept the recipient out of a nursing home for that period. There are probably other exceptions.
But in general, the State can make a claim against the proceeds of the sale of the house, after the Medicaid recipient dies.
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There are exceptions, if there is a disabled child in the picture, or it is the source of income for family members (as a farm might be) or if a relative provided care for a certain length of time and kept the recipient out of a nursing home for that period. There are probably other exceptions.
But in general, the State can make a claim against the proceeds of the sale of the house, after the Medicaid recipient dies.
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