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Wife's $100,000 Inheritance Won't Affect Husband's Medicaid Coverage
Original: She Will Inherit $100,000 From Her Sister While Her Husband Is in the Nursing Home on Medicaid. The State Will Not Count a Dollar of It Against Him Because of the Month It Arrives
A woman will inherit $100,000 from her sister while her husband lives in a nursing home under Medicaid, and the state will not count any of it against his eligibility because of the timing of the payment within the month. The case highlights little-known rules around how inheritances received during a specific calendar month are treated for Medicaid eligibility purposes.
Why now: The unusual timing-based loophole that shields the inheritance from Medicaid counting makes it a striking personal-finance story.
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