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Federal Rule Lets Wife Keep $1,900 of Husband's Pension While He's on Medicaid
Original: His $4,200 Pension Is Supposed to Go to the Nursing Home Now That He's on Medicaid. $1,900 of It Comes Home to His Wife Instead, Every Month, Because a Federal Rule Says She Can't Be Left Short
A man on Medicaid in a nursing home receives a $4,200 monthly pension that would normally go toward his care costs. Under a federal spousal impoverishment rule, $1,900 of it is redirected to his wife at home each month, so she is not left without adequate income. The provision highlights how Medicaid protects the community spouse's financial security.
Why now: People are discussing the little-known federal spousal protection rule and what it means for families facing nursing home costs.
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