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Three developments I think actually matter to a District 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.
For 2026 DC applies the higher $1,130,000 home-equity limit (federal floor is $752,000); maximum CSRA is $162,660.
For District clients with high-value Capitol Hill or Georgetown homes, the higher equity limit is the difference between eligibility and a forced sale. Flag the 2028 OBBBA flat $1,000,000 cap now.
42 U.S.C. § 1396p · CMS 2026 Standards (medicaid.gov)
The Uniform Real Property Transfer on Death Act is codified at D.C. Code § 19–604.01 et seq.; § 19–604.05 authorizes the TOD deed.
A probate-avoidance tool the District solo can reach for — but a TOD deed does not protect the home from DHCF estate recovery. The funded revocable trust still does the recovery work.
D.C. Code § 19–604.05 · code.dccouncil.gov
The Department of Health Care Finance must seek repayment from the estates of deceased Medicaid beneficiaries for long-term-care costs paid after age 55, deferred while a surviving spouse, minor, or disabled child remains.
The recovery target in the District is almost always the residence. Structure the home out of the reachable estate early; the deferral rules buy timing, not a permanent shield.
DHCF Medicaid Estate Recovery · dhcf.dc.gov
This week in the District for the T&E solo with Medicaid-planning clients: what the D.C. Bar, the Register of Wills (D.C. Superior Court Probate Division), and DHCF put in front of you.
The D.C. Bar CLE calendar, the Estates, Trusts and Probate Law Section, and the DHCF bulletins all publish on different schedules. This is that sift, already done, with the link on each item.