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Case Study: Georgia's Money Follows the Person Demonstration
12/08/2011 | Requests *Summary
This brief describes key features of Georgia’s MFP program & highlights recent experiences. Through MFP, Georgia has achieved a 2 percent growth in annual spending on home & community-based services. With the extension of MFP under the ACA, the state plans to continue the program through 2016 with hopes to transition more than 2,000 individuals with the help of over $93 million in enhanced federal matching funds. Also, review brief profiles on several Georgia residents enrolled in the program.
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Available Files
- Issue Paper Off-site link (8 pages)
- Consumer Stories Off-site link (2 pages)
Keywords
Person Centered Planning; Medicaid Buy-In; Medicaid; Long Term Services and Supports; Enrollment; Community Inclusion; outreach
Topic
Affordable Care Act (ACA), Financing HCBS, Long-Term Care, Money Follows the Person, Physical Disabilities, Quality, Transition/Diversion from Institutions, Waiver
Type/Tool
Policy alerts, briefs, letters & papers, Reports
Source
Kaiser Family Foundation
State
Georgia
Date Created
01/22/2012
Contact
Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured
kcmu@kff.org
202-347-5270
kcmu@kff.org
202-347-5270
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* Reflects requests since January 1, 2007
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HCBS / Clearinghouse for the Community Living Exchange Collaborative / (http://www.hcbs.org)