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A half-century-old bit of American bureaucracy is leaving hundreds of thousands of nursing home residents in an unthinkable bind.

A half-century-old bit of American bureaucracy is leaving hundreds of thousands of nursing home residents in an unthinkable bind: Living on as little as $30 a month. Most U.S. nursing

The Medicaid personal needs allowance is meant to pay for anything not provided by the nursing home, but Congress hasn't raised that $30 allowance in decades.

A half-century-old bit of American bureaucracy is leaving hundreds of thousands of nursing home residents in an unthinkable bind: Living on as little as $30 a month

A half-century-old bit of American bureaucracy is leaving hundreds of thousands of nursing home residents in Philadelphia and beyond in an unthinkable bind:...