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title: "Pennsylvania Medicaid Long-Term Care | Funding LTC Marketplace"
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description: "How Pennsylvania Medical Assistance delivers long-term care through Community HealthChoices, including nursing facility and home-based care."
last_updated: 2026-10-20
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publisher: Funding LTC Marketplace
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Pennsylvania · Medicaid Program

# Pennsylvania Medicaid Long-Term Care

Last updated 2026-10-20

In Pennsylvania, Medicaid goes by a different name: Medical Assistance (MA). For older adults and adults with physical disabilities, long-term services and supports are delivered through Community HealthChoices (CHC), a mandatory managed-care program run by the DHS Office of Long-Term Living.

CHC operates statewide through three managed-care organizations — AmeriHealth Caritas, PA Health & Wellness, and UPMC Community HealthChoices. It's designed for adults 21 and older who are either dually eligible for Medicare and Medicaid, or who meet the state's nursing-facility-level-of-care criteria along with the applicable waiver or facility conditions.

## Sources and official resources

- [Pennsylvania DHS: Medicaid and Payment of Long-Term Services](https://www.pa.gov/agencies/dhs/resources/aging-physical-disabilities/medicaid-payment-long-term-care)
- [CMS: 2026 SSI and Spousal Impoverishment Standards](https://www.medicaid.gov/federal-policy-guidance/downloads/cib04272026.pdf)

Rules and figures change. Confirm current details with the agency before you act.

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