WHAT HAPPENS TO A MASSHEALTH RECIPIENT IF THE COMMUNITY SPOUSE DIES FIRST?

When one spouse is in a nursing home and applying for MassHealth, planning has to take into account the possibility that the spouse who is not in the nursing home (called the “community spouse”) may pass away first. This is because the community spouse’s death may make the spouse in the nursing...

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