Medicaid estate recovery

The Medicaid Estate Recovery Program (MERP) is a process initiated by U.S. state governments for recovering payments they made under the Medicaid program to program beneficiaries. The government recovers the sum of payments from the estate at the time of death of the program beneficiary.

History

The recovery is authorized and required by the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993.^[1]

External links

Medicaid Estate Recovery at the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services
PPACA Q&A at FactCheck.org

References

↑ "Medicaid Estate Recovery", "U.S. Department of Health and Human Services", April 2005

Social Security (United States)

Key articles	History of Social Security Social Security Administration Social Security number

Assistance programs	Disability Determination Services Retirement Insurance Benefits Social Security Disability Insurance Supplemental Security Income Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Ticket to Work Unemployment benefits

Health care	Medicaid Medicare SCHIP

Law	Disability fraud FICA Revenue Act of 1942 Social Security Act Social Security Amendments of 1965 Social Security Death Index Social Security Trust Fund Windfall Elimination Provision

Other	Legacy debt Numident Office of the Chief Actuary Primary Insurance Amount Social Security debate (United States) Social Security Wage Base Years of coverage

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