MFP and Persons with MR/DD and MI - Nearly 7,500 persons with MR/DD and 2,300 persons with MI will also be transitioned to the community. -May 29, 2007
States Without Money Follow the Person Awards - 31 States (and D.C.) were awarded Money Follow the Person grants and agreed to transition nearly 27,000 persons from nursing homes to the community. -May 27, 2007
CMS Awards Money Follows the Person Grants to 13 States - For Alternatives To Nursing Home Care. -March 7, 2007
Money Follows the Person - The Texas Experience and Challenge - Information Bulletin #198- Texas started its Money Follows the Person program with only a state rider to its budget. -March 7, 2007
50 - 50 or Bust! Money Follows the Person - Information Bulletin #193A- A large percentage is of the Aged/Disabled is going to institutions, rebalancing is needed for many states. -February 9, 2007
Money Follows the Person "Rebalancing Benchmarks" - Information Bulletin #193- The 16th Anniversary of the ADA last July, President Bush stated his "commitment to ensure that the fundamental promises of our democracy are accessible to all our citizens." -February 6, 2007
CMS Announces Grants to States for Care of Medicaid Patients in Community Settings. -January 22, 2006
CMS Announcement on Money Follows the Person - CMS has just announced the award of the Money Follows the Person to 17 states. -January 12, 2006
Targeted Case Management - 37 States Apply for Money Follows the Person. What's next? -November 9, 2006
Housing Vouchers for Money Follows the Person - Housing is as one of the most difficult barriers for transition persons from institutions into the community. -October 26, 2006
Making Sure the Money Follows the Person in Your State - A National Teleconference & Webcast scheduled for this Friday, October 27. -October 25, 2006
How Your State Can Save Medicaid Money and Comply with the ADA - By developing a Money Follows the Person proposal that 'wows' CMS and wins a coveted MFP demonstration grant. -September 21, 2006
NPR/Morning Edition piece on ADAPT - Disabled Activists Win Battle for Independent Care. -September 15, 2006
National Hearing Testimony Should Convince States to Apply for MFP Funds - Federal legislation provides states with funds to move people with disabilities and older persons back into their own home. -September 9, 2006
Local Advocates Should Start Pushing State Officials to Apply - Local nonprofits shouldn't waste any more time in persuading their state Medicaid officials to start the application process. -September 1, 2006
Updates on States Applying for Money Follows the Person - The federal government has made $1.75 billion available for a program to provide seniors home-based services. -August 31, 2006
Money Follows the Person Update - Updates on the Money Follows the Person Request for Proposals, including a recording of the call that Dr. Mark McClellan had with the advocacy community on July 26. -August 4, 2006
Information Re 2007 Money Follows the Person Funding for States - Important aspects of the CMS Announcement Re Funding for MFP awards. -August 1, 2006
2007 Money Follows the Person Grants and Housing - $250m available beginning January 1, 2007 and a total $1.75 billion for five years. -July 27, 2006
2007 Money Follows the Person (MFP) Grant Announcement - A coordinated strategy to assist States to make widespread changes to their long-term care support systems. -June 26, 2006
Congressional Schedule and MiCASSA from ADAPT - Groundwork for the 110th Congress needs to be layed out for the signing on in the Senate and House. -June 26, 2006
Seniors Moving Out of Nursing Home System - State officials hope to allow 5,000 elderly and disabled nursing home residents on Medicaid get the same care at home or elsewhere. -June 19, 2006
Money Follows the Person - One State's Data - Information Bulletin #109 (5/06). -May 15, 2006
Staying Put at 96 - As Americans live longer, a rethinking of old-age care aims to keep people at home. -May 8, 2006
How Many People Are Still Institutionalized - As Supreme Court stated in Olmstead, this report provides a measurement as to where we are and compare the states unnecessary institutionalization in the DD community. -April 10, 2006
ADAPT Delivers Demands: Over 60 Arrested - Governor Bredesen refused to meet with Disabled Constituents and their supporters for the second consecutive day, and had them arrested instead. -March 22, 2006
A Victory in New Mexico! - 108 minutes before the noon deadline, New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson signed the Money Follow the Person Act. -March 11, 2006
Governor Richardson Signs "Money Follows the Person" - Governor Richardson signed the MFP bill Wednesday morning. -March 9, 2006
Urgent Alert on New Mexico's Money Follows the Person - Governor Richardson of New Mexico Threatening to Veto Historic State Money Follows the Person Bill (HB 353). -March 7, 2006, 10:00 p.m.
Real People - Real Voices on March 19 in Nashville, TN - Join ILRU for a webcast on "Real People-Real Voices" Documenting the Institutional Bias in the American Long Term Care System presented by The ADAPT Community. -February 24, 2006
New Mexico Passes Money Follows the Person Legislation - Allows People with Disabilities of all Ages to Choose Community Living. -February 20, 2006
Celebrate Passage of the Money Follows the Person! -February 15, 2006
New Medicaid Home and Community-Based Programs Now Available
- A number of provisions that disability advocates can take advantage of to increase home and community-based services and to reduce unnecessary institutional services. -February 15, 2006
