This report summarizes the progress of the Money Follows the Person (MFP) demonstration in the 44 grantee states (including the District of Columbia) that were actively transitioning MFP participants in 2016. This report also describes participant quality of life before and after transitioning.
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Money Follows the Person Demonstration: Overview of State Grantee Progress, January to December 2016Sep 25, 2017
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Money Follows the Person 2015 Annual Evaluation ReportMay 11, 2017
This seventh annual report from the national evaluation of the Money Follows the Person rebalancing demonstration provides information about (1) the program; (2) how it grew and changed since transitions began in 2007; and (3) demonstration outcomes such as cost savings, transition rates, and quality...
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Pathways to Independence: Transitioning Adults Under Age 65 from Nursing Homes to Community LivingDec 12, 2016
Over one-third of Money Follows the Person (MFP) participants are former nursing home residents under age 65. This report examines why state grantees have been successful transitioning younger adults from nursing homes and the strategies six MFP grantees use to serve this population.
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Money Follows the Person Demonstration: Overview of State Grantee Progress, January to December 2015Jun 15, 2016
This report summarizes the progress of the Money Follows the Person (MFP) demonstration in the 44 grantee states (including the District of Columbia) that were actively transitioning MFP participants in 2015.
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Money Follows the Person 2014 Annual Evaluation Report: Executive SummaryDec 18, 2015
This executive summary provides highlights from the 2014 Annual Report from the national evaluation of the Money Follows the Person (MFP) Rebalancing Demonstration.
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Money Follows the Person 2014 Annual Evaluation ReportDec 18, 2015
This report details the findings to date for the national evaluation of the Money Follows the Person (MFP) Rebalancing Demonstration.
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Tipping the Balance: The Balancing Incentive Program and State Progress on Rebalancing Their Long-Term Services and SupportsSep 30, 2015
This report examines the progress Balancing Incentive Program states have made in increasing the share of their long-term services and supports (LTSS) dollars spent on community-based services.
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Development of an HCBS Pressure Ulcer Measure, Volume 1Aug 26, 2015
This is the first of two reports describing the development of a measure to assess potentially avoidable hospitalizations due to pressure ulcers among Medicaid fee-for-service (FFS) beneficiaries using home- and community-based services (HCBS).
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Hand in Hand: Enhancing the Synergy between Money Follows the Person and Managed Long-Term Services and SupportsJul 30, 2015
In this report, we describe the interaction between Money Follows the Person and Managed Long-Term Services and Supports in seven states: Hawaii, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Jersey, Tennessee, Texas, and Wisconsin.
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Summary Report from the DEHPG 2014 LTSS Research SummitJun 22, 2015
The first Disabled and Elderly Health Programs Group (DEHPG) Research Summit was held November 3 and 4, 2014 at the central offices of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) in Baltimore, Maryland.
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Money Follows the Person Demonstration: Overview of State Grantee Progress, January to December 2014Jun 10, 2015
This report summarizes progress in 2014 by the 44 MFP grantee states (including the District of Columbia) that are actively transitioning participants.
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The Right Supports at the Right Time: How Money Follows the Person Programs Are Supporting Diverse Populations in the CommunityApr 22, 2015
The Money Follows the Person (MFP) demonstration supports states’ efforts to help Medicaid beneficiaries living in long-term care facilities transition back to the community.
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Money Follows the Person 2013 Annual Evaluation Report Executive SummaryFeb 25, 2015
This is the fifth in a series of annual reports from the national evaluation of the Money Follows the Person (MFP) rebalancing demonstration.
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Money Follows the Person 2013 Annual Evaluation ReportFeb 25, 2015
This is the fifth in a series of annual reports from the national evaluation of the Money Follows the Person (MFP) rebalancing demonstration.
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Proposed Methods for Developing and Testing Risk- and Reliability-Adjustment Models for HCBS Composite MeasuresFeb 12, 2015
This methods report describes Mathematica Policy Research’s approach to creating risk-adjustment models using composite measures to profile care delivered to the home- and community-based service (HCBS) population.
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The Changing Medical and Long-Term Care Expenditures of People Who Transition from Institutional Care to Home- and Community-Based ServicesOct 30, 2014
This report focuses on the medical and long-term care expenditures for Medicaid beneficiaries who transition from institutional to community-based long-term services and supports (LTSS) and how those expenditures change after the transition.
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Innovations in Home- and Community-Based Services: Highlights from a Review of Services Available to Money Follows the Person ParticipantsSep 12, 2014
This report highlights how some grantee states have taken advantage of the flexibility offered by the MFP demonstration to develop and test innovative services for individuals transitioning to community living.
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Money Follows the Person Demonstration: Overview of State Grantee Progress, July to December 2013Sep 11, 2014
This chart book summarizes the implementation progress of the MFP demonstration in the 42 grantee states that were actively transitioning participants during the six-month period from July 1 to December 31, 2013.
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Money Follows the Person Demonstration: Overview of State Grantee Progress, January to June 2013Dec 31, 2013
This report summarizes the implementation progress of the MFP demonstration by the 41 active grantee states that transitioned individuals through their programs during the six-month period from January 1 to June 30, 2013.
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Recent Developments in State Efforts to Rebalance Long-Term Services and SupportsOct 30, 2013
This report examines the progress states in the Money Follows the Person (MFP) demonstration have made with their rebalancing programs—efforts to make community-based long-term care services and supports more accessible.
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Money Follows the Person 2012 Annual Evaluation ReportOct 15, 2013
The fourth annual report of the Money Follows the Person (MFP) Evaluation includes analyses on (1) program implementation for the first five years; (2) descriptions of MFP participants and costs and types of services received; (3) trend analyses to detect shifts in the balance of state long-term care...
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Disparities in Post-Transition Outcomes by Level of Care Needs Among Former Nursing Home ResidentsSep 30, 2013
This report looks at short-term outcomes for people in the Money Follows the Person (MFP) demonstration.
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Toward a More Perfect Union: Creating Synergy Between the Money Follows the Person and Managed Long-Term Services and Supports ProgramsFeb 28, 2013
This report examines how five states have structured the interface between Money Follows the Person (MFP) demonstration grants and Managed Long-Term Services and Support (MLTSS) programs to promote transitions from institutional care to home- and community-based settings.
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Institutional Level of Care Among Money Follows the Person ParticipantsOct 30, 2012
The Money Follows the Person (MFP) demonstration supports states' efforts to help Medicaid beneficiaries living in long-term care institutions transition back to community-based residences and make long-term care services and supports more accessible.
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Synthesis of Findings from System Change Grant ProgramsOct 18, 2012
The Disabled and Elderly Health Programs Group within the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has funded a series of grant programs designed to promote change in the long-term care system so that states rely more on home and community-based services rather than institutional care.
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Money Follows the Person Demonstration: Overview of State Grantee Progress, July to December 2011Jun 30, 2012
This report summarizes the progress of Money Follows the Person (MFP) grant programs in 33 states and the District of Columbia.
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Post-Institutional Services of MFP Participants: Use and Costs of Community Services and SupportsFeb 28, 2012
This report uses aggregate data from annual financial reports and service claims records submitted by grantees to examine the costs and types of community-based services received by participants in the Money Follows the Person program.
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Money Follows the Person Demonstration: Overview of State Grantee Progress, January to June 2011Dec 30, 2011
This report summarizes the progress of 30 state MFP grantees that received initial awards in 2007 with a focus on developments during the first half of 2011.
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What Determines Progress in State MFP Transition Programs?Oct 30, 2011
This report, the eighth in Mathematica's Money Follows the Person series, identifies key factors that have contributed to and hindered state efforts to transition Medicaid enrollees to community living and rebalance their long-term care systems.
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Money Follows the Person 2010 Annual Evaluation ReportOct 07, 2011
This is the second annual report on the Money Follows the Person (MFP) demonstration, a federal initiative to help states reduce their reliance on institutional care for people needing long-term care and expand options for elderly people and individuals with disabilities to receive care in the community....
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A First Look at How MFP Participants Fare After Returning to the CommunityJul 30, 2011
This report examines characteristics and outcomes for Money Follows the Person (MFP) participants in 25 states who returned to the community before March 2010.
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Money Follows the Person: Change in Participant Experience During the First Year of Community LivingMay 30, 2011
This report presents the quality-of-life experiences of 803 MFP participants who transitioned to community living between January 2008 and December 2009 and responded to grantees’ administration of pre-transition and one-year post-transition surveys.
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Money Follows the Person Demonstration Program: A Profile of ParticipantsJan 30, 2011
This report profiles participants who transitioned from institutions to qualified home or community-based residences from the start of the program through June 2010.
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Money Follows the Person Demonstration: Overview of State Grantee Progress January-June 2010Jan 30, 2011
This report summarizes the progress of the demonstration in 29 states and the District of Columbia. Enrollment grew steadily during this period.
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Money Follows the Person 2009 Annual Evaluation ReportSep 10, 2010
The Money Follows the Person program is based on the premise that many Medicaid beneficiaries in institutions would rather live in the community and could do so with adequate support, which would cost less than the institutional care they receive.
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The Starting Point: The Balance of State Long-Term Care Systems Before the Implementation of the Money Follows the Person DemonstrationMay 30, 2010
The fourth report of the Money Follows the Person (MFP) Demonstration provides an early assessment of the balance of home and community-based care services (HCBS) and institutional long-term care systems in states before MFP was implemented.
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Early Implementation Experiences of State MFP ProgramsNov 30, 2009
The Money Follows the Person (MFP) demonstration is the most ambitious program to date aimed at helping Medicaid enrollees transition from long-term care institutions to the community.
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Transitioning Medicaid Enrollees from Institutions to the Community: Number of People Eligible and Number of Transitions Targeted Under Money Follows the Person (MFP)Jan 30, 2009
The MFP demonstration is the most ambitious program to date aimed at helping Medicaid enrollees transition from long-term care institutions to the community.