Elim Garak
Veteran
I believe this was the the period where the Republicans controlled both houses, but Clinton was willing to work with them because well he kinda had to.Or maybe Dems could overturn this shytty law they enacted.
‘I’m going to be homeless’: Ohio Medicaid collects $87.5M from families after loved ones’ death
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Amo Husserl
Superstar
Not surprised by the yeas. Wonder how this affects appraised value, and tax bases.
With corporations buying up property and leasing it at higher rates, it's gone get real spooky out here.
The government comes for the money they paid you that you worked your whole life for when you die
Pull Up the Roots
Veteran
After reading some more about the program:
-States have had the option to recover some Medicaid costs on 65 or older recipients since the program began in 1965.
-93 omnibus bill changed the program from being opt-in to mandatory, the target age was dropped to 55, and the recovery options were expanded to seek recovery for any medicaid cost.
-25 states still stick to the original long-term care provision.
-25 states go after additional expenses as well as the original.
-Each state has their own rules and ways to avoid it completely before it kicks in.
-Some states ignored the program with Michigan being the final hold out until 2007 when they were threatened with losing all medicaid funding if they didn't create a program.
-There was a bill (H.R.6698 - Stop Unfair Medicaid Recoveries Act of 2022) that was introduced in 2022 to prohibit the use of estate recovery but it died in committee.
https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/6698/text - It had some good cosponsors at least, so there's some people trying to do something.
There's been a push from elder advocacy groups to get legislation passed to kill this program completely. Some states have even passed legislation already to restrict what can be recovered, which is good, but this needs to be killed at the federal level.
-States have had the option to recover some Medicaid costs on 65 or older recipients since the program began in 1965.
-93 omnibus bill changed the program from being opt-in to mandatory, the target age was dropped to 55, and the recovery options were expanded to seek recovery for any medicaid cost.
-25 states still stick to the original long-term care provision.
-25 states go after additional expenses as well as the original.
-Each state has their own rules and ways to avoid it completely before it kicks in.
-Some states ignored the program with Michigan being the final hold out until 2007 when they were threatened with losing all medicaid funding if they didn't create a program.
-There was a bill (H.R.6698 - Stop Unfair Medicaid Recoveries Act of 2022) that was introduced in 2022 to prohibit the use of estate recovery but it died in committee.
https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/6698/text - It had some good cosponsors at least, so there's some people trying to do something.
There's been a push from elder advocacy groups to get legislation passed to kill this program completely. Some states have even passed legislation already to restrict what can be recovered, which is good, but this needs to be killed at the federal level.
RennisDeynolds
I am untethered and my rage knows no bounds!
Another embarrassing aspect of life in the states. You can't even die in peace, they'll send the collections to your grave 
Nope. Dems controlled both houses at the time. This is what they choose to do when they "have enough votes."
There's usually a time period that you must fall under. Varies from state to state
zayk35
Superstar
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Universal healthcare would solve this issue 
Kyle C. Barker
Migos VERZUZ Mahalia Jackson
Yes, OP is blatantly lying here. Repubs had won the Senate in 1994 and Bob Dole was the Majority Leader. This was the during the contract with America period where repubs were trying to reform welfare as well (ie the back to work portion happend during this period as well).
Medicaid is a public insurance program that provides health coverage to low-income families and individuals, including children, parents, pregnant women, seniors, and people with disabilities
I'm guessing that if you own property, they don't consider you as applicable for Medicaid or maybe you went over your limit of allotted funds and instead of cutting your life short, they provide services and try to get it on the back end through the sale of any assets.
I'm not sure what the surprising factor is here. If someone had an insurance policy and their bills went over what the insurance covered, the hospital/insurance would bill the person for the rest or sue for it eventually seizing any assets to pay fees. I believe that is what theyre doing here for Medicaid. Maybe they should be more open about the policy so people have the choice but why would anyone expect not to pay their bills?
I'm guessing that if you own property, they don't consider you as applicable for Medicaid or maybe you went over your limit of allotted funds and instead of cutting your life short, they provide services and try to get it on the back end through the sale of any assets.
I'm not sure what the surprising factor is here. If someone had an insurance policy and their bills went over what the insurance covered, the hospital/insurance would bill the person for the rest or sue for it eventually seizing any assets to pay fees. I believe that is what theyre doing here for Medicaid. Maybe they should be more open about the policy so people have the choice but why would anyone expect not to pay their bills?