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HR 3853 116th Congress House Health Housing for the elderly and disabled Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care Medicaid Social security and elderly assistance

PNA Modernization Act

Introduced: July 18, 2019 See on congress.gov
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Jul 19, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jul 18, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Jul 18, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Personal Needs Allowance Modernization Act or the 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.)

What's happening now July 19, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Bill text 1 version

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All 1 Democratic 1
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jul 18, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3853: PNA Modernization Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-3853/
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"H.R. 3853: PNA Modernization Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-3853/.
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H.R. 3853, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-3853/.
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[H.R. 3853: PNA Modernization Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-3853/)
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