Money Follows the Person (MFP): Updated MFP Grant Recipient Transitions
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Summary
CMS has released a brief report providing updated data through December 31, 2023, on transitions of Medicaid beneficiaries from institutions to community living under the Money Follows the Person (MFP) Demonstration. The report summarizes progress under the Demonstration in transitioning eligible people to the community and increasing Medicaid support for community-based LTSS.
The report shows that, from the time transitions began in calendar year (CY) 2008 to the end of CY 2023, MFP grant recipients transitioned over 127,000 people to community living through MFP. In CY 2022 and 2023, two target populations, older adults and people with physical disabilities, represented more than three-quarters of all transitions. Across MFP grant recipients, the annual number of MFP transitions increased by 77 percent between CY 2020 and 2023.
The report shows that, from the time transitions began in calendar year (CY) 2008 to the end of CY 2023, MFP grant recipients transitioned over 127,000 people to community living through MFP. In CY 2022 and 2023, two target populations, older adults and people with physical disabilities, represented more than three-quarters of all transitions. Across MFP grant recipients, the annual number of MFP transitions increased by 77 percent between CY 2020 and 2023.