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The Nursing Home Gets Almost Her Entire $2,400 Social Security Benefit. Medicaid Lets Her Keep $30 to $200, Depending on Her State.

247wallst.com · 3hShare

When a widow qualifies for nursing home Medicaid, her family assumes her Social Security check stays hers to spend. What the state actually leaves her depends almost entirely on her ZIP code, and the gap between the best and worst outcomes is staggering.

First report: They Sold the Ohio House and Retired to a Florida Rental. When They Needed a Nursing Home, Medicaid Counted the $310,000 the House Had Once Sheltered — 247wallst.com, 2d