There are currently 44 states, including the District of Columbia, participating in the Money Follows the Person (MFP) demonstration. MFP provides states with enhanced federal Medicaid matching funds for 12 months for each Medicaid beneficiary who transitions from an institution to the community. The current funding allocation for MFP is set to expire in 2016, leaving some questions about whether states will be able to continue to offer all of the services that MFP funds if the program is not re-authorized. Nevertheless, states will continue to rely on the lessons learned from the MFP demonstration to help shape the future of long-term services and supports (LTSS) as well as broader health system reforms. This report is based on a survey of MFP states conducted by the Kaiser Family Foundation’s Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured in the spring and summer of 2015.
