A Democratic state representative is speaking out against an expansion to Wisconsin’s Estate Recovery Program, which recovers portions of the assets of deceased Medicaid recipients.
Joint Finance Committee member Cory Mason, D-Racine, said he predicted “confusion and litigation” if the state moves forward with the changes, which he said would unfairly impact the surviving spouses of the deceased.
A proposal passed in the state budget earlier this year would allow the state to more aggressively take assets, including expanding what kinds of property qualified. Mason was one of four Democrats and two Republicans to vote against advancing the measure from the...
