I am not sure if Medicaid or Medicare payed her hospital bills and wonder if the Medicaid estate recovery act could result in them coming after me, the executer of her estate to recoup hospital bills. She lived in a subsidized apartment, did not own much but some second hand furniture and a 2010 Toyota camery. My other sister is poor also and could really use the vehicle but I am afraid to sell it to her cheap because I don't know if I will have to repay Medicaid from her meager estate, the car being the only item of any value. I live in PA
Comprende??!!
As executor of her estate you can sell it. So did she leave a will naming you executor?
If she was low income, then she was likely on Medicaid as well as Medicare. If on Medicaid, someone will get a MERP " letter of intent" to file a claim or lien against her estate. More & more states are using outside contractors for MERP & they approach it aggressively much like a debt collector. Have you or sissy gotten a MERP letter? Could the letter have gone to her subsidized apt?