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Medicaid PNA Modernization Act
To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to increase under the Medicaid program the minimum monthly personal needs allowance for institutionalized individuals and couples.
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Summary
Medicaid Personal Needs Allowance Modernization Act or the Medicaid PNA Modernization Act
This bill increases the minimum monthly personal needs allowance under Medicaid for an institutionalized individual and couple from $30 to $60 and from $60 to $120, respectively. (The personal needs allowance is deducted from an individual's total income when determining the individual's contribution to the cost of institutionalized care under Medicaid.)
Summary by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.
Actions
- Mar 3, 2026 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
- Mar 3, 2026 Introduced in House
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