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Oct. 15, 2025
California narrows Medi-Cal estate recovery but questions remain
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California significantly narrowed Medi-Cal estate recovery for people who die on or after Jan. 1, 2017: recovery is now limited to the probate estate only and to federally required categories (nursing-facility services, certain home- and community-based services (HCBS), and related hospital/Rx), with spousal/registered-domestic-partner protection and a hardship waiver that includes a "homestead of modest value." That core reform came from SB 833 (2016) and is codi...
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