Washington, Jan. 6 -- Representative Jan Schakowsky issued the following press release:
Today, U.S. Representative Jan Schakowsky (IL-09), Co-Founder and Co-Chair of the House Democratic Task Force on Aging and Families, reintroduced the Stop Unfair Medicaid Recoveries Act, legislation to end the federal requirement that forces states to pursue repayment from the families and estates of deceased Medicaid recipients who received long-term care.
Under current law, state Medicaid programs are required to recover the costs of long-term care services after a beneficiary's death, which often results in placing liens on or forcing the sale of a family home. Even when states recognize the harm caused by this practice, federal law leaves them litt...