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Medicaid / Estate Recovery Act / West Virginia #700264

ABC Evening News for Saturday, May 04, 2002
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(Studio: Dean Reynolds) Federal law requiring states to recover the costs of nursing home care for Medicaid recipients noted.

(Washington: Barry Serafin) The challenge in West Virginia to the Estate Recovery Act that can redeem Medicaid costs by seizing patients' homes after they die examined. [St. Albans, West Virginia, Fil FRASHER - says the state can take his home.] [Elva Sims daughter Yvonne LYNCH - says government took her mother's house.] [West Virginia attorney general Darrell McGRAW - says the law requires the states "to pick the bones of the poor."] [Representative Nick RAHALL - questions burdening the working poor.] [FRASHER - says this seems beyond fair.]

Reporter(s):
Reynolds, Dean;
Serafin, Barry
Duration:
00:02:30

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