HR 7778 · in committee · significant
Medicaid PNA Modernization Act
- healthcare
What this bill does
- This bill doubles the minimum monthly personal needs allowance for Medicaid recipients in institutional care.
- Institutionalized individuals and couples receiving Medicaid are affected by this change.
- The allowance increases from $30 to $60 per month for individuals and $60 to $120 for couples.
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Community Threads
Started by Cosponsor
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How would doubling the personal needs allowance from $30 to $60 monthly affect institutionalized Medicaid recipients' quality of life and spending power?
- 02
What is the estimated total cost to state and federal Medicaid budgets if this allowance increase is implemented nationwide?
- 03
Why has the personal needs allowance remained at $30 since its last adjustment, and what changed to prompt modernization now?
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Sponsor · D-VA-10
Suhas Subramanyam
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House Reps cosponsoring
Introduced 2026-03-03
Legislative timeline
2026-03-03 · house · IntroReferral
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
2026-03-03 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
2026-03-03 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
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