The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has clarified that most of the rules of when liens are asserted by the government to recover the money spent on Medicaid health care for long-term care will apply to people who are getting Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act expansion, The Southern reports. States are entitled to asset recovery for all health care benefits, but CMS hopes that states will only impose liens and try to recover from estates for nursing home cases, The Southern also reports.
Separately, NJ.com reports that the "Affordable Care Act encourages states to expand their Medicaid rolls so single people and childless couples can now qualify if poor enough. That means thousands of newcomers to Medicaid may not realize that ultimately they may have to repay the piper."
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