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Wisconsin Medicaid Estate Recovery Program

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Estate Recovery Program

What is Medicaid?

What is the Estate Recovery Program?

Which Medicaid recipients are affected by the Estate Recovery Program?

How does the state recover the cost of benefits?

When does the state not recover benefits?

Probated Estates

How does the state recover the cost of benefits through estates?

When can the state file a claim in an estate and what constitutes the claim amount?

How and when will a claim in an estate be paid?

Are the heirs allowed to keep anything from the recipient's estate?

Are there situations when the state's estate claim will not be paid or payment will be delayed?

Claims in Probate Court Proceedings

How does the state file a claim in a probate proceeding in a court?

Recovery Through Transfers by Affidavit

What is the Transfer by Affidavit process?

When can the state recover the cost of Medicaid benefits by use of an affidavit?

How does the state recover Medicaid benefits by use of an affidavit?

Waiver of Claim Due to Hardship

Are there any exemptions if recovery would cause a hardship to an heir or beneficiary?

Liens for Hospital and Nursing Home Residents

What is a lien and what effect does it have?

When can the state place a lien on a home?

When will payment of a lien be made?

What constitutes the amount paid by a lien?

What if I have questions about Medicaid or the Estate Recovery Program?

Does the Estate Recovery Program apply to programs other than Medicaid?

For further information, please write:
Department of Health and Family Services
Estate Recovery Program
PO Box 309
Madison WI 53701-0309

Questions?
Call 1-800-362-3002

PHC 13032 (01/08)
Department of Health and Family Services
Division of Health Care Access and Accountability