Can You Transfer a Whole Life Insurance Policy to a Term Policy Without a Medicaid Penalty?2022-01-272022-01-27https://www.oceancountyelderlaw.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/logo1.pngKathleen A. Browning Sheridan, Esq., P.C.https://www.oceancountyelderlaw.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/logo1.png200px200px
Most likely, no. It is no different from someone using cash to buy a paid-up life insurance policy. Medicaid would almost certainly treat this as a transfer of assets to the beneficiary of the policy.
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