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Grandfather's $28,000 Student Loan Gift Triggers Medicaid Penalty
Original: Grandpa Paid Off His Grandson's $28,000 Student Loans at 78. The IRS Charged Him Nothing, and Medicaid Charged the Family Three Months of Nursing Home Bills
A 78-year-old grandfather paid off his grandson's $28,000 in student loans. The IRS charged him nothing on the gift, but Medicaid treated it as an uncompensated transfer and the family was billed three months of nursing home costs. The story highlights how gifts made late in life can carry unintended consequences under Medicaid's look-back rules even when taxes are not owed.
Why now: People are surprised that a tax-free gift triggered a costly Medicaid penalty, exposing little-known long-term care rules.
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