Do I have to worry about Medicaid recovering from my parent’s estate? | NC

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Q: Do I have to worry about Medicaid trying to recover costs from my parent’s estate after they pass away? A: In many cases, yes—Medicaid can seek repayment from a deceased recipient’s estate for certain Medicaid-paid services through an estate recovery program. It works like a creditor claim in probate, meaning it can have to be dealt with before the estate can distribute assets to heirs.…