The Listen to Lawrence Letter: Medicaid and a Pre-paid Funeral

April 3, 2026
March 31, 2026 • Volume 7 Issue 433
Medicaid and a pre-paid funeral…read on:

READER QUESTION:

Does the money spent on my future funeral (in what the funeral parlor told me is called a “burial fund trust”) count as an asset for Medicaid purposes?

MY RESPONSE:

NO! It is exempt!

I hope this helps.

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