Article Publication Date:
5/10/2013
Summary:
Money Follows the Person (MFP) federal grants are provided to states in order to assist older adults and people with disabilities in transitioning from nursing facilities to home and community based settings. A history and current state of MFP are offered. This report provides an overview of how MFP has helped states to rebalance their LTSS programs and provides next steps and an outlook for the future of MFP or similar programs once the demonstration project’s funding has run out.
Topics:
Consumer/Participant Direction; Housing; Transition/Diversion from Institutions; Medicaid Waivers; Medicaid
Types/Tools:
Populations:
Aging/Older Adults; Developmental/Intellectual Disabilities; Physical Disabilities; Psychiatric Disabilities/Mental Illness
Sources:
National Health Policy Forum
Programs/Initiatives:
Money Follows the Person; Deficit Reduction Act (DRA); Affordable Care Act (ACA)
States:
Keywords:
Long-Term Care; State/Agency Information; Sustainability; System Transformation; Enrollment; Organizational Change; Medicaid Integration
Money Follows the Person; MFP; demonstration project; rebalancing; ACA; disability; aging; transition coordinators; national evaluation; housing
Contact
National Health Policy Forum
2131 K Street NW, Suite 500
Washington, DC 20037
nhpf@gwu.edu
Phone:
202-872-1390
Short URL: http://www.advancingstates.org/node/53392