The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has apparently rejected Michigan’s proposed estate recovery program. Michigan’s proposed legislation was unique not only for being last in the union to be enacted, but also for being exceptionally lenient. It is therefore reasonable to assume that Michigan will be required to enact a more aggressive approach to estate recovery.
This issue has been appealed by the state of Michigan with a hearing set for January. There will be much more to say on this issue as it develops.
