Medicaid Estate Recovery in Maine

Medicaid Estate Recovery in Maine: key facts

Recovery scope

The cost of MaineCare benefits provided when the recipient was age 55 or older, except for Medicare Savings Program beneficiaries. Recovery is limited to what MaineCare paid, not the value of the whole estate.

Who is subject

Recipients who received MaineCare at age 55 or older, with no surviving spouse, no child under age 21, and no disabled child of any age.

Estates not recovered

For members who died on or after September 1, 2019: estates of $20,000 or less with a surviving child of any age, plus a $15,000 family allowance where there is a surviving child. Funeral expenses, attorneys' fees, probate costs, and personal representative fees up to $3,000 are also excluded.

Waivers

A hardship waiver (heirs' combined income and assets below 180% of the federal poverty level, with at least two years living in the member's home before death) and a care-given waiver (caregiving heir with income below 200% of the federal poverty level) are available.

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