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No Probate Assets, No Estate Recovery Payback

By Robert C. Gerhard, III

When a recipient of Medical Assistance (Medicaid) long-term care benefits dies in Pennsylvania, the next of kin will be contacted by the Estate Recovery Program of Pennsylvania’s Department of Human …

Estate Recovery: Will the Medicaid Estate Recovery Program Take My House?

By Robert C. Gerhard, III

The Medical Assistance (Medicaid) Estate Recovery Program seeks repayment of Medicaid benefits from the probate estates of certain deceased Medicaid recipients. Most paybacks under the estate recovery program come from …

How to Avoid Medicaid Estate Recovery in Pennsylvania

By Robert C. Gerhard, III

In many cases the Medicaid Estate Recovery payback can be avoided, legally. We recommend that you do not undertake any of these planning strategies without first contacting our office to …

What Assets Are Exempt From Medicaid Estate Recovery Rights?

By Robert C. Gerhard, III

When a Medicaid beneficiary passes away, their estate may be obligated to pay back outstanding debts, potentially to include Medicaid long-term care benefits. However, some assets are exempt from Medicaid …

Statute of Limitations for Medicaid Estate Recovery; “Time Does Not Run Against the King”

By Robert C. Gerhard, III

Is there a statute of limitations in estate recovery matters? How long does the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania’s Department of Human Services have to enforce its right to the Medicaid payback …

Pennsylvania Medical Assistance Estate Recovery Program

By Robert C. Gerhard, III

The Medicaid Payback: Pennsylvania’s Medical Assistance Estate Recovery Program What follows is an updated version of an article that was authored by Attorney Gerhard and previously published in the Pennsylvania Bar Association’s law …