If I were Filthy Rich
By Licking_my_keyboard+26 Do you have to pay back Medicaid expenses if you win the lottery?
Let's say I win the lottery. And like everyone, I'm not fantasizing about 10,000 dollars here. Let's say I win Mega Millions or Powerball jackpot. I've heard a rumor that if you have been using state healthcare as I have, that you would have to pay back your expenses from the past five years if you suddenly became rich? What do you think? Is this true. I have a hard time believing this as you are already going to pay taxes on that 80 million (or whatever the cash option is). Now just to be clear I'm not asking if you would stay on federal healthcare aka Medicaid, I'm asking if you would be liable for your past health expenses that you rightfully used while you were poor af.
Recent responses
+34 @Hot_Efficiency_5855 Only if you dupe the state into thinking you’re still poor after winning. Do you think they force every person who has ever gotten out of poverty to payback any social services they used lol
+16 @newyorkfade Also, even if it was true, just Fckn pay it.
+11 @OrthodoxAnarchoMom The only thing I can even think of that you’re confusing with this is the 5 year look back rule. For certain benefits they look BACKWARD 5 years and if you’ve given away enough property to “make yourself eligible” you are not eligible. I think you’d have to pay back ACA subsidies from the beginning of the year. Honestly at $80mil who cares just pay it. At $10k it would be seriously cutting into a live changing windfall.