HR 7778 119th Congress House Health

Medicaid PNA Modernization Act

Introduced: March 3, 2026 Introduced by: Subramanyam, Suhas Democratic · Virginia See on congress.gov

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Mar 3, 2026

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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.)

What's happening now March 3, 2026

Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 7778: Medicaid PNA Modernization Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-7778/

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