Spouse in nursing home on medicaid. Can still file joint return?

 
IsabellaG
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Yes, you can file a joint return with your spouse as long as you were married on December 31,2016. I can't, however, speak to how that would affect Medicaid eligibility.Each state has different rules about who can get Medicaid and what is covered. 

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kirk435
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husband and wife both live Mooresville Indiana,

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