US HB3853 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)
Status: Introduced on July 18 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-07-19 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on July 18 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-07-19 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
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.)
Title
PNA Modernization Act Personal Needs Allowance Modernization Act
Sponsors
| Rep. Jennifer Wexton [D-VA] | Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC] | Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2019-07-19 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. |
| 2019-07-18 | House | Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. |
| 2019-07-18 | House | Introduced in House |
Subjects
Health
Housing for the elderly and disabled
Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care
Medicaid
Social security and elderly assistance
Housing for the elderly and disabled
Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care
Medicaid
Social security and elderly assistance
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/3853/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr3853/BILLS-116hr3853ih.pdf |
