HB 855: Medicaid; estate recoveries.
HB 855 status: Introduced — Continued from last session (updated Jul 21, 2026).
What this bill does
Overall score
Bill summary
OfficialDepartment of Medical Assistance Services; Medicaid estate recoveries. Directs the Department of Medical Assistance Services (the Department) to limit the operation of its estate recovery program to the recovery of only federally required costs. The bill directs the Department to make information on estate recovery ava...
Key analysis
Impact analysis
Environment
Benefits
- no direct effect identified
Risks
- no direct effect identified
Economy
Benefits
- allows families to retain more assets after beneficiary death
Risks
- reduces state revenue recovered from Medicaid estates
Society
Benefits
- improves equity for low-income households
- increases program transparency via multilingual resources
Risks
- potential for administrative implementation delays
How trustworthy & consequential it is
Source
OpenStates
Confidence
lowlow
Analysis status
OpenStates summary
reduction in state-level recoveries may necessitate alternative budget funding
analysis based on summary text only; full bill text not provided
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