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Senate narrows Medicaid estate-recovery rules, adds physician attestation and caregiver protections in LB641
Summary
The Legislature adopted committee amendments to LB641 clarifying when a deceased Medicaid recipient's home can be foreclosed in estate-recovery actions, narrowed protected relatives, and restored language to allow compensation (paid or unpaid) for family caregivers when properly documented.
Lincoln — Lawmakers on Thursday amended Legislative Bill 641 to clarify Medicaid estate-recovery procedures and add protections for relatives who provide caregiving in the family home.
Senator Fred Bostar, sponsor of LB641, said the bill aims to prevent family caregivers from losing the home they occupy while caring for a relative who later requires Medicaid-paid long-term care. Bostar told the Legislature family caregivers provide substantial unpaid work and financial contributions, and that current law can unintentionally discourage caregiving because of unclear estate-recovery rules.
What changed: The Judiciary Committee amendment AM…
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