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Money Follows the Person: A 2011 Survey of Transitions, Services, and Costs
12/01/2011 | Requests *Summary
A total of 44 states have received federal grant money to transition Medicaid beneficiaries out of institutions & back to their homes or community through the Money Follows the Person (MFP) demonstration. Results from an annual survey indicate that 17,000 individuals have transitioned back into the community, with 46% of the transitions taking place in Ohio, Texas, & Washington. Affordable housing & workforce capacity continue to be challenges for the program.
Author
Available Files
- Issue Paper Off-site link (15 pages)
Keywords
Transition Planning; Medicaid; Long Term Services and Supports; Expenditures; Enrollment; Eligibility; Dual Eligibles; Aging and Disability Resource Center
Topic
Affordable Care Act (ACA), Aging Issues, Consumer/Participant Direction, Deficit Reduction Act (DRA), Developmental/Intellectual Disabilities, Financing HCBS, Housing, Long-Term Care, Money Follows the Person, Physical Disabilities, Psychiatric Disabilities/Mental Illness, Transition/Diversion from Institutions, Waiver
Type/Tool
Policy alerts, briefs, letters & papers
Source
Kaiser Family Foundation
State
All States/Territories
Date Created
01/19/2012
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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