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 2015.letter to ca.estate recovery

Guidance for: Interplay between estate recovery provisions in section 1917(b) and the trust provisions of section 1917(d) of the Social Security Act confirmation that a state's right to reimbursement under that mandatory "payback' provisions in the trusts described in section 1917(d)(4) of the act is not limited by the restrictions described in section 1917(b)(2) of the act that apply to a state's right to estate recovery.

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Issued by: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)

Issue Date: January 06, 2015

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