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The Medicaid letter after death is just asking if there are any assets, like a house that any money can be recouped. You answer the questions, send any paperwork requested or u feel is needed and return the letter. That should be it. Family is not responsible for the debt. The OPs mother has no money, period.
I hope by this time you have spoken to a person. This second letter makes no sense to me. The woman went into care with nothing, they took her income to offset her care, she died with nothing. I don't understand the "no hardship". She has died. Family cannot be held responsible for the bill.
Did mom have a home at the time she entered the nursing home? If yes, what happened to it. MERP looks at what she had at the time she qualified for Medicaid versus what she had at time of death. If any assets were sold, given away, etc during that time - you have to explain. And possibly would owe some of what the state spent on her care
Follow what the others have said in sending a certified letter with the return registered receipt from USPO. The RRC comes back to you with a signature and date delivery taken. Duet is under $10.
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also send your letter responding to both their letters via fax to HMS. Make it a 3 page fax:
- page 1 is your letter that mom died with no assets so no estate so no probate needed and that you previously sent a response to NOI #1 within the x # of days response period and this is your letter #2 on this matter & again that you are replying within the x # of days yada yada;
- fax page #2 is a xerox of the first page from NOI letter #1 to you;
- fax page #3 is a xerox of the first page from NOI follow up letter #2. You should fax from a place that does a “Transmission Report” that states date, time, # of pages and successfully transmitted. The Fed Ex office stores do these & it’s self serve & inexpensive. Muy facil!
Both the transmission report and the return receipt card are considered legal. So keep both. Good luck, it will work out. Keep in mind that Basically they are debt collectors so will keep on calling and mailing etc for a prolonged period of time. It’s not your debt.
You are not personally responsible for this bill. Mom has no money. She owns nothing that Medicaid can put a lean on. The NH took her income to offset the cost of her care. Someone has made a mistake.
My grandson has been trying to get State Disability since Sept. His Mom faxed over all the info needed 2 months ago for his claim. He got a letter saying his info was received and being processed. He got a letter today saying he was denied because he never sent the info back. So now, he has to get it all together and send it back to Disabilities as an appeal. He will be back to work by the time he sees any money.
It may be that what you sent hasn't been processed, or lost, or they're just trying to intimidate you. I would imagine a lot of governmental contractors are behind on a lot of levels b/c of the pandemic.
I will send a copy again. Thank you very much for your advice!