Consumer Reports published an article dated January 27, 2014, where the question was posed, “If I enroll in the new expanded Medicaid program, when I die and try to leave something to my kids, can the government attach those assets to repay the benefits I received?”.
According to this article, of the 25 states that expanded Medicaid eligibility, 10 of them intend to get some money back if the beneficiary dies, including Ohio. Kentucky is one of 11 states that indicated they would not try to recover any money from the beneficiary’s estate.