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Remarriage at 79 Cost Him Half His $340,000 Savings Through Medicaid
Original: His Kids Begged Him Not to Remarry at 79. When His New Wife Needed a Nursing Home 18 Months Later, Medicaid Pooled His $340,000 With Hers and Let Him Keep Half
A 79-year-old man remarried against his children's wishes. Eighteen months later his new wife required nursing home care, and Medicaid rules treated the couple's finances as pooled, counting his $340,000 in savings alongside hers. Under spousal impoverishment protections he was allowed to keep roughly half of the combined assets, a costly outcome financial commentators warn can follow late-life remarriage.
Why now: The story highlights little-known Medicaid spousal asset rules and the financial risks of remarrying late in life, resonating with older readers and their families.
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