Money Follows the Person (MFP) Rebalancing Demonstration is part of a comprehensive, coordinated strategy to assist
U.S. state
In the United States, a state is a constituent political entity, of which there are 50. Bound together in a political union, each state holds governmental jurisdiction over a separate and defined geographic territory where it shares its sover ...
s, in collaboration with stakeholders, to make widespread changes to their long-term care support systems. This initiative will assist states in their efforts to reduce their reliance on institutional care, while developing community-based long-term care opportunities, enabling the elderly and people with disabilities to fully participate in their communities. Thirty states and the
District of Columbia
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were awarded grants. In 2007,
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), is a federal agency within the United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) that administers the Medicare program and works in partnership with state governments to administer M ...
awarded $1,435,709,479 in MFP grants with states proposing to transition over 34,000 individuals out of institutional settings over the five-year demonstration period.
References
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External links
ADAPT - Money Follows the Person
* ttps://web.archive.org/web/20130531005558/http://www.medicaid.ms.gov/News/Bridge%20to%20Independence.pdf State of Mississippi: Bridge to Independencebr>I Choose Home NJ (New Jersey's Money Follows the Person Program)
Grants (money)
Geriatrics