Does Medical Assistance have to be paid back?

Last piece I want to talk about is estate recovery. In estate recovery, any time anyone who is over the age of 55 receives medical assistance benefits to pay for their long-term care, those benefits are added up by the state of Minnesota. And on your death, if you’re single, or on the death of the survivor of the two spouses, if you’re married, the state of Minnesota comes forward with a claim that’s equal to the total amount of benefits that were paid out on behalf of either spouse. And before any of the assets can be paid out to the heirs of the estate, the children, or whomever would receive the funds, that estate recovery claim has to be paid first.

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