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HR 5087 106th Congress House Health Hospital care Hospital patients Long-term care Medicaid Nursing homes Social Welfare

To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to increase the personal needs allowance applied to institutionalized individuals under the Medicare Program.

Introduced: July 27, 2000 Introduced by: Schakowsky, Janice D. Democratic · Illinois See on congress.gov
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Aug 31, 2000
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.
Jul 27, 2000
Referred to the House Committee on Commerce.
Jul 27, 2000
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act, with respect to the personal needs allowance deducted from monthly income in determining Medicaid payment for the cost of care in an institution, to increase such allowance: (1) from $30 to $50 for institutionalized individuals; and (2) from $60 to $100 for institutionalized couples.
What's happening now August 31, 2000

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5087: To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to increase the personal needs allowance applied to institutionalized individuals under the Medicare Program.. 106th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-5087/
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"H.R. 5087: To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to increase the personal needs allowance applied to institutionalized individuals under the Medicare Program.." 106th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-5087/.
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H.R. 5087, 106th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-5087/.
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[H.R. 5087: To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to increase the personal needs allowance applied to institutionalized individuals under the Medicare Program.](https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-5087/)
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