Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act, with respect to the personal needs allowance deducted from monthly income in…
Official title: To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to increase the personal needs allowance applied to institutionalized individuals under the Medicare Program.
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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.
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Janice Schakowsky
DemocratU.S. Representative · IL-9
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