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After People on Medicaid Die, Some States Aggressively Seek Repayment From Their Estates
- Tony Leys
- Mar 2, 2023
- Mar 2, 2023 Updated Mar 2, 2023
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PERRY, Iowa — Fran Ruhl’s family received a startling letter from the Iowa Department of Human Services four weeks after she died in January 2022.
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