Money Follows the Person: A 2010 Snapshot - Kaiser Family Foundation

With the passage of health reform, the Money Follows the Person (MFP) demonstration grant program was extended five years through 2016 giving states further options to transition Medicaid beneficiaries living in institutions back to the community. Enacted into law in 2006 as part of the Deficit Reduction Act (DRA), the MFP demonstration provides states with enhanced federal matching funds for twelve months for each Medicaid beneficiary transitioned from an institutional setting to a community-based setting.

Twenty-nine states and DC are currently participating in this demonstration program and more states plan to apply for MFP grants in the coming year. In July 2010, the Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured (KCMU) surveyed states about the current status of their MFP program including trends in enrollment, services and per capita spending. This year’s survey is a follow-up to the 2008 KCMU MFP survey and highlights findings based on responses from 26 states.

Snapshot (.pdf)
Previous version:
June 2009 (.pdf)

Related:

Case Study: Ohio's Money Follows the Person Demonstration (HOME Choice)

Profiles: Money Follows the Person Transitions Individuals from Nursing Homes to the Community

Information provided by the Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured
Publication Number: 8142
Publish Date: 2011-02-07

Money Follows the Person: A 2010 Snapshot - Kaiser Family Foundation