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Estate Planning
The Medicaid Estate Recovery Program (MERP) can go after an estate for money paid on a Medicaid recipient’s behalf. There are ways to set up a homestead to pass automatically on death to a beneficiary to keep Texas from taking the house. Even though this may seem like an easy process, it is best to go through an attorney who is familiar with Medicaid rules and can explain the potential downsides of naming certain people as beneficiaries. Do not give away real estate during your lifetime without talking to an attorney who knows the Medicaid rules.
