After Dayton man’s partner died, Ohio Medicaid came after his house

Aug. 22—Joseph Applegate fought the Medicaid estate recovery letter he received from Ohio seeking to collect his home. He stopped the process, but nine years later the lien on his house remains. The Dayton man said he was surprised to get an Ohio Attorney General's Office notice after his longtime partner, Brenda Pierce, died in 2014 at age 58. Applegate said his name is on the home loan and …