Pennsylvania Medicaid Numbers and Penalty Divisor

Pennsylvania Medicaid Numbers and Elder Law Statistics:

According to the Pennsylvania Department of Aging, there are over 2,400,000 Pennsylvania residents over age 60. More than 240,000 Pennsylvania residents are over age 85. Out of the fifty states, Pennsylvania has the third highest percentage of elderly residents. One in five older Pennsylvanians live in or near poverty. The Deficit Reduction Act (DRA) has been implemented in Pennsylvania and is being applied to applications filed on or after March 5, 2007. Some of the provisions apply retroactively to February 8, 2006.

Year 2008: Pennsylvania Medicaid Numbers (Last updated July 8, 2008)

Personal Needs Allowance	$45 effective since July 1, 2007
MNO-MA Resource Limit	$2,400
NMP-MA and PDA Waiver Resource Limit	$2,000, plus a $6,000 asset disregard, effectively "$8,000"
NMP-MA and PDA Waiver Program Income Limit	$1,911, effective since January 1, 2008
Home Maintenance Allowance	$664.40 (six month limit) since January 1, 2008
Minimum Community Spouse Resource Allowance	$20,880 effective since January 1, 2008
Maximum Community Spouse Resource Allowance	$104,400, effective since January 1, 2008
Minimum Monthly Maintenance Needs Allowance	$1,750 effective since July 1, 2008
Maximum Monthly Maintenance Needs Allowance	$2,610, effective since January 1, 2008
Shelter Standard	$525, effective since July 1, 2008
Utility Allowances
Utility Allowance, including heat	$466 effective since October 1, 2007
Utility Allowance, non-heating	$248 effective since October 1, 2007
Utility Allowance, phone only	$31 effective since October 1, 2007
Medicare SNF Co-insurance amount	$128/day since January 1, 2008
Average Cost of PA Nursing Facility Care (Pennsylvania Medicaid Penalty Divisor)	$6,942.10 since January 1, 2008. ($227.61/day)