News Report | October 8, 2020
Medicaid Money Follows The Person Demonstration Programs Transitioned More Than 100,000 People To Community Living Between 2008 & 2019
Over the past decade, the 44 states operating Medicaid Money Follows the Person (MFP) demonstrations from 2008 through the end of 2019 have transitioned more than 101,540 beneficiaries with disabilities from institutional settings to community placements paired with supportive services. The highest number of transitions were reported by Ohio (13,207 transitions) and Texas (13,114 transitions). Maine and South Carolina reported the fewest number of cumulative transitions, at 143 and 157 respectively. As of December 2019, 15 states represented about 78% of cumulative transitions, and the top five states (Connecticut, Ohio, Tennessee, Texas, and Washington) accounted for slightly . . .