Medicaid Takes A Poor Person’s Home So The Rich Can Keep Theirs

14 Jul 2022 · 1 min

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In this monologue, the speaker—presenting as a lawyer—explains why Medicaid places liens on a beneficiary's home to recoup long‑term care costs. He argues that the policy is framed as an incentive for individuals to plan responsibly, yet neither Medicaid nor nursing homes provide guidance on how to do so. The speaker claims that only lawyers can navigate this planning, which is costly and therefore inaccessible to low‑income individuals. Consequently, Medicaid liens disproportionately wipe out the life savings of the poor while having little effect on the wealthy, which he deems unfair. He ends by urging viewers to follow his channel for more information.

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Today I found out one of the main reasons why Medicaid will put a lien on your home to get their money back for paying long-term care benefits. I was reading an article in US News and World Report that says when Medicaid takes your home, they are doing it as an incentive to convince other people to plan responsibly. But here's the catch. Medicaid will not tell you how to plan responsibly. The nursing home will not tell you how to plan responsibly. The only way you will find out how to plan responsibly is to come to a lawyer like me. Let me tell you, it's not cheap. It's the most expensive work I do. So what does that mean? It means that people with money might come to somebody like me, but the people with low income will never come to someone like me. As usual, this type of law has little effect on people with money, but it wipes out everything that low-income people save for their entire lives. It's not fair. And if you want to find out more, follow this channel.