inheritance and medicaid and medicare

Medicare is for old people.  Medicaid is for poor people.  Medicare is based on work contribution, medicaid is based on income/asset needs.

Inheritance doesn't affect medicare, but it might make someone inelligible for medicaid 

https://www.elderlawanswers.com/receiving-an-inheritance-while-on-medicaid-6269#:~:text=Medicaid%20has%20strict%20income%20and,the%20month%20it%20is%20received.