HR 1763
107th Congress
House
Health
Blind
Disabled
Families
Hospital care
Hospital patients
Long-term care
Married people
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 Medicaid Program.
Introduced: May 8, 2001
Introduced by:
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Democratic
· Illinois
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 22, 2001
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
May 8, 2001
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
May 8, 2001
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
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
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Committees of jurisdiction
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