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Irrevocable Medicaid Trust
Last discussed Aug 26, 2026
A Medicaid Asset Protection Trust (MAPT) is an irrevocable trust used to hold assets so they are no longer counted as countable resources for Medicaid eligibility, subject to a 5-year look-back period.
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Medicaid Planning For Long-Term Care And Its Ethical Implications For Advisors, With David Haughton
David Haughton · Aug 26, 2026
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Used for: Protecting assets from being counted as Medicaid resources after the 5-year look-back period passes
Praised: Assets are protected and not countable as Medicaid resources once the 5-year ...
vs: Compared to outright gifting — the trust simulates giving assets away while p...
"A Medicaid asset protection trust is something that you could use where you could put the assets in. If the 5-year look-back period passes, so 5 years goes by, those assets are in a trust protected and not countable as Medicaid resources."
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