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title: "Pennsylvania Nursing Home Medicaid | Funding LTC Marketplace"
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description: "How Pennsylvania calculates nursing-facility patient pay, including the current $60 personal-needs allowance and spousal deductions."
last_updated: 2026-10-20
author: George A. Mellendorf, CLTC, LTCP (Central States Insurance Services, Inc.)
publisher: Funding LTC Marketplace
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Pennsylvania · Nursing Home Coverage

# Pennsylvania Nursing Home Medicaid

Last updated 2026-10-20

Nursing-facility residents on Medical Assistance are part of the broader Community HealthChoices population, but getting there still requires clearing MA's own financial eligibility test and meeting the nursing-facility level-of-care standard.

Where Pennsylvania departs from a state like Florida is that it also offers a medically needy spend-down route for applicants whose income runs above the 300%-FBR figure — giving people another way in besides a flat income ceiling.

## Pennsylvania figures

- Personal-needs allowance: $60/month

## 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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