Medicaid PNA Modernization Act
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.)
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2026
Committee Review
Floor Vote
President
Introduced Mar 3, 2026
Last action Mar 3, 2026
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Committee
1
Mar 3, 2026
Committee
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
lower
Mar 3, 2026
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
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Role
Legislator
Party
State
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Suhas Subramanyam
DDemocratic
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