Your state's pack. New issue every Monday. Bookmark it. I built this for the Maine T&E solo who knows Title 18-C cold but still loses an afternoon a week tracking the moving MaineCare pieces.
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Three developments I think actually matter to a Maine T&E solo. Each has a read that lands on your practice specifically — and each comes with a reachable citation so you can verify it yourself before you use it with a client.
The recoverable estate (22 M.R.S. § 14) includes probate property plus interests passing by survivorship, life estate, and living trust — yet jointly-held real property is specifically excluded.
This is a Maine-specific planning lever: real estate titled in joint tenancy is not pursued, while a life estate or living-trust interest can be. Title choice drives recovery exposure.
22 M.R.S. § 14 · legislature.maine.gov; MaineCare Estate Recovery (maine.gov/dhhs)
Maine enacted the Uniform Real Property Transfer on Death Act (Title 18-C, §§ 6-401 et seq.; § 6-405 authorizes the deed). For 2026, Maine applies the higher home-equity limit of $1,130,000.
A recorded TOD deed keeps the home out of probate; combined with the JT-realty recovery carve-out, Maine gives the solo two real tools. The higher equity limit matters for high-value-home clients.
Me. Title 18-C § 6-405 · legislature.maine.gov; CMS 2026 Standards (medicaid.gov)
Maximum CSRA is $162,660 (minimum $32,532). Maine’s nursing-home Medicaid individual asset limit is $10,000 (not the $2,000 many states use), and Maine applies the higher $1,130,000 home-equity limit.
Community-spouse math runs on the federal CSRA, but the $10,000 individual resource limit changes the single-applicant spend-down. Flag the 2028 OBBBA $1,000,000 home-equity cap now.
42 U.S.C. § 1396p · CMS 2026 Standards (medicaid.gov)
This week in Maine for the T&E solo with MaineCare-planning clients: what the Maine State Bar Association, the probate courts, and Maine DHHS put in front of you.
The MSBA CLE calendar, the Estate Planning Section, and the DHHS estate-recovery updates all publish on different schedules. This is that sift, already done, with the link on each item.