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CMS NEWS
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: CMS Media Relations CMS
Announces New Federal Funding for 33 States to Support Transitioning
Individuals from Nursing Homes to the Community The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) today
announced the availability of up to $165 million in supplemental funding to
states currently operating Money Follows the Person (MFP) demonstration
programs. This funding will help state Medicaid programs jump-start efforts
to transition individuals with disabilities and older adults from
institutions and nursing facilities to home and community-based settings of
their choosing. Today’s action delivers on the Administration’s commitment to transform Medicaid by fostering increased
state flexibility and innovation and to ensure safety and quality for beneficiaries. “The tragic devastation wrought by the Coronavirus on nursing
home residents exposes America’s over-reliance on institutional long-term
care facilities,” said Administrator Seema Verma. “Residential care will
always be an essential part of the care continuum, but our goal must always
be to give residents options that help keep our loved ones in their own homes
and communities for as long as possible.” “Home and community-based care is not only frequently more cost
effective, but is preferred by seniors and adults with disabilities seeking
to maintain the dignity of independent living. This new federal investment
will help states get our loved ones back home,” she added. Today’s action is supported by new data that shows the need for
this supplemental funding opportunity to accelerate states’ MFP
activities. According to a new report released by CMS today, MFP state
grantees transitioned 101,540 Medicaid beneficiaries from institutional care
to home-based and community services (HCBS) since the program started in
2007. However, last year, only 4,173 Medicaid beneficiaries were
transitioned under the MFP program – a 46 percent decrease from 2018. Thirty-three states (including the District of Columbia) that
operate MFP-funded transition programs and plan to continue participating in
MFP after this fiscal year are eligible to participate: Alabama, Arkansas,
California, Colorado, Connecticut, District of Columbia, Georgia, Iowa,
Idaho, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Maine, Minnesota, Missouri,
Montana, North Carolina, North Dakota, New Jersey, Nevada, New York, Ohio,
Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Texas,
Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, and West Virginia. Each state is eligible to receive up to $5 million in
supplemental funding for planning and capacity building activities to
accelerate long-term care system transformation design and implementation,
and to expand HCBS capacity, such as:
In addition, states could use this funding opportunity to
support HCBS planning and capacity building activities in direct response to
the COVID-19 public health emergency, such as to plan and implement the use
of telehealth for nursing facility transition activities that would normally
be conducted in-person or to redesign service delivery models to reduce the
risk of COVID-19 infection among MFP participants. Supplemental budget requests under this funding opportunity will
be accepted on a rolling basis through June 30, 2021. CMS will provide
all eligible grantee states that currently operate a MFP-funded transition
program, with additional information on this funding opportunity. For more information, please visit: https://www.medicaid.gov/medicaid/long-term-services-supports/money-follows-person/index.html ### Get CMS
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