Ohio's Medicaid Estate Recovery Program can seek repayment from the estate of a Medicaid recipient who received long-term care services, generally pursued after the recipient's death and, where a spouse survives, typically deferred until after the surviving spouse's death.
The detail behind the program
Estate recovery surprises families who assumed Medicaid coverage was simply free once approved. Spousal and certain hardship protections can apply, but the specifics depend on individual circumstances -- the value of the home, whether a spouse or dependent relative still lives there, and other factors an elder law attorney can walk through in detail. If your family is considering any transfer of assets, or is concerned about a home being subject to recovery later, talk to an elder law attorney before moving money or property, not after a Medicaid application is already filed.
