1、 https:/crsreports.congress.gov May 26, 2021Medicaids Money Follows the Person Rebalancing Demonstration ProgramOverview The Money Follows the Person (MFP) Rebalancing Demonstration Program (42 U.S.C. 1396a note) authorizes the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to award competitive grant
2、s to states to transition Medicaid participants who reside in institutional settings that provide long-term services and supports (LTSS), such as nursing facilities, into community-based settings. MFP was designed to achieve the following objectives: Rebalancing: Increase the use of HCBS rather than
3、 institutional LTSS. Money follows the person: Eliminate barriers that restrict the use of Medicaid funds enabling eligible individuals to receive LTSS in the setting of their choice. Continuity of service: Increase the state Medicaid programs ability to provide Medicaid HCBS to eligible individuals
4、 who choose to transition. Quality assurance and quality improvement: Ensure procedures to provide quality assurance and continuous quality improvement for Medicaid HCBS. According to CMS, states have transitioned over 100,000 individuals to community living from 2008 to 2019. A total of 43 states a