Increases personal needs allowance to $50 for recipients of Medicaid and Supplemental Security Income who are veterans or spouses of veterans and provides for annual cost-of-living increase in allowance.

Also relevant to:Medicaid / public insurance

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This bill increases the monthly personal needs allowance for veterans and their spouses who receive Medicaid or Supplemental Security Income (SSI) and live in certain facilities. The allowance, used for personal items, will increase from $35 to $50 for Medicaid recipients and from $40 to $50 for SSI recipients. These amounts will then increase annually based on Social Security cost-of-living adjustments, but these changes will only take effect after federal approval.

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