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Senator Lovely urges increase in Medicaid personal needs allowance for nursing home residents
6548440 · October 23, 2025
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Summary
Senator Joan B. Lovely made a personal statement urging an increase in the Personal Needs Allowance (PNA) — the monthly amount nursing home residents on Medicaid may keep for incidentals — from the current $72.80 (set in 2007) toward a proposed $113.84.
Senator Joan B. Lovely used a personal statement on the Senate floor to press for an increase in the Medicaid personal needs allowance (PNA) for nursing home residents.
Lovely said the PNA — the monthly amount a Medicaid nursing home resident is allowed to keep for personal incidentals such as clothing,…
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