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Yes, from the asset test required to qualify you for Medicaid. But if you enter into a nursing facility, for example, then they'll place a lien on the property and collect if the house is sold while you're alive or from your estate when you die (assuming there's no living spouse).

You really want to have a plan for your primary home before this becomes an issue. The asset test is only one concern.




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