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. Year 2012: Pennsylvania Medicaid Numbers (This was page last updated in December 2011) Stay tuned for additional updates...

Personal Needs Allowance	$45 per month
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	$2,094 effective January 1, 2012
Home Maintenance Allowance	$720.10 per month (six month limit) since January 1, 2012.
Minimum Community Spouse Resource Allowance	$22,728 effective January 1, 2012
Maximum Community Spouse Resource Allowance	$113,640 effective January 1, 2012
Minimum Monthly Maintenance Needs Allowance	$1,839 per month, effective July 1, 2011
Maximum Monthly Maintenance Needs Allowance	$2,841 per month, effective January 1, 2012
Shelter Standard	$552 per month, effective since July 1, 2011
Utility Allowances
Utility Allowance, including heat	$536 per month, effective since October 1, 2011
Utility Allowance, non-heating	$278 per month, effective since October 1, 2011
Utility Allowance, phone only	$33 per month, effective since October 1, 2011
Medicare SNF Co-insurance amount	$141.50/day since January 1, 2011
Average Cost of PA Nursing Facility Care (Pennsylvania Medicaid Penalty Divisor)	$8,112.13 effective January 1, 2012. ($266.70/day)

Excess Home Equity Limit for 2012 is $525,000.