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Money Follows the Person Rebalancing Demonstration 2007 Awards Press Release
05/14/2007 | Requests *Summary
Thirteen states and the District of Columbia will get more than $547 million in grants over five years to build Medicaid long-term care programs that will help keep people at home and out of institutions. This “Money Follows the Person” initiative was included in the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 (DRA), currently being implemented by CMS. The press release lists the states and the amount of money committed over the next five years.
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Available Files
- Press Release PDF (143K, 3 pages)
Keywords
Eliminate barriers;
Topic
Long-Term Care, Money Follows the Person, Transition/Diversion from Institutions
Type/Tool
Announcement/Press release
Source
CMS
State
Delaware, District of Columbia, Georgia, Hawaii, Illinois, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, New Jersey, North Carolina, North Dakota, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Virginia
Date Created
05/30/2007
Contact
Brenda Vitale
vitaleb@bc.edu
vitaleb@bc.edu
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