By Liz Seegert, Photo: SHVETS/Pexels, Association of Health Journalists, August 30, 2022
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid is funding five additional states and territories to expand access to home and community-based services through Medicaid’s Money Follows the Person (MFP) demonstration program.
Awards of up to $5 million each were announced for Illinois, Kansas, and New Hampshire, as well as for American Samoa and Puerto Rico — the first time MFP grants have been made available to territories. These awards bring the total number of participating states and territories to 41. MPF was created to help people receive care in the setting of their choice and reduce unnecessary reliance on institutional care. Since the program’s launch in 2008 through 2020, states have transitioned over 107,000 people to community living.
MFP programs are designed to support Medicaid Long Term Care beneficiaries moving out of nursing homes (or other institutionalized settings) and back to their home in the community. The MFP programs give beneficiaries access to the same type of care in the community that they received in the institution and help them pay for moving expenses. States with MFP programs use federal funds to offset the costs of providing Medicaid beneficiaries the same type and level of support in the community they had in the institution. The support MFP provides varies by state, as does the application processes.
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