Oregon DHS to Start Strict Medicaid Estate Recovery Rules

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On April 1, 2008, the Oregon Department of Human Services (DHS) will implement strict new Medicaid estate recovery rules that will enable the state to place a lien on a beneficiary'’s home to recover the cost of long-term care. The rules are intended to block asset transfers that some families have used in order to make a person meet the income and asset limits for Medicaid eligibility, but preserve the asset for the rest of the family members. Previously, couples had been permitted to shield their homes from the estate recovery process by . . .