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This bill establishes the Commission to Study MaineCare Estate Recovery, a 10-member commission designed to comprehensively examine Maine's Medicaid estate recovery procedures. The commission will include four members appointed by the Senate President (two senators, an elder rights advocate, and an attorney specializing in long-term care planning), four members appointed by the House Speaker (two representatives, a person with personal experience with estate recovery, and a disability rights advocate), the Commissioner of Health and Human Services, and the long-term care ombudsman. The commission's primary responsibilities include reviewing the historical context and rationale for current MaineCare estate recovery procedures, exploring potential administrative flexibilities and Medicaid waivers, studying estate recovery models from other states, and identifying best practices in Medicaid estate recovery. Members must be appointed within 30 days of the resolve's effective date, and the commission will be required to submit a detailed report with findings and recommended legislation to the Joint Standing Committee on Health and Human Services by December 3, 2025, with the potential to introduce related legislation in the Second Regular Session of the 132nd Legislature.

Health and Social Services

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