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Alaska · Estate Recovery

# Alaska Medicaid Estate Recovery

Last updated 2026-10-20

Under Alaska Stat. 47.07.055, the estate of anyone who received medical assistance becomes subject to a recovery claim after death. For recipients who were 55 or older when services were provided, the statute specifically names medical-institution services and federally authorized home- and community-based waiver services among the categories the state can recover.

The same statute also allows for a pre-death lien in specific institutional circumstances: the person must be an inpatient, be required to contribute nearly all of their income toward care except for a minimal personal amount, and be determined — after notice and a hearing — not reasonably expected to return home. That lien authority operates separately from, and in addition to, the more familiar post-death claim against an estate.

## Sources and official resources

- [Alaska Department of Health: Apply for Medicaid](https://health.alaska.gov/en/services/division-of-public-assistance-dpa-services/apply-for-medicaid/)
- [U.S. Code: 42 U.S.C. § 1396p (liens, estate recovery, transfers of assets, Partnership disregard)](https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/42/1396p)

Rules and figures change. Confirm current details with the agency before you act.

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