Lawyers, community members: share your tragic stories. We hope to shine a light on the cruelty Medicaid Estate Recovery inflicts on taxpayers. If you have cancer and need in-home care, Medicare will provide (up to its benefit limits). If you have Alzheimer’s and need long term in-home care apply for Medicaid and your family will lose your home after you die. They will have to sell it and give the money to the government as payback for the benefits. Medicare has NO payback no matter how expensive the treatment is.
The NAELA Foundation, through a grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, is looking to share the stories of those impacted by Medicaid estate recovery, specifically examples that demonstrate the impact of home forfeiture on affected families and communities.
We are asking for your help, if you are an attorney with a client (or estate) who lost their family home (or experienced other hardships) due to Medicaid estate recovery and who would like to share their personal details, please let us know by filling out the form at www.NAELA.org/MERSurvey.
The materials developed will be used to educate federal policymakers and lawmakers on the harmful effects of the current system, using personal stories and data that demonstrate the impact of home forfeiture on families and communities.
P.S. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact the NAELA Foundation.