In the MFP project, where is the money coming from? Is the money the money that which would be spent in a facility, and does that money “follow” the person into the community?
This is the concept of the program. In many states, the system of community- based care is less developed than in Virginia. Virginia has been working for many years to shift services from institutional settings to home-and-community-based settings to better serve recipients and meet their preferences. MFP will essentially strengthen the system of home-and-community-based services that are already in place through Medicaid waivers. We hope that MFP will make it a little easier for people to move to home and community settings. The funding for MFP is still a state and federal match and does not constitute a “grant” to Virginia. Instead of receiving a 50/50 match for waiver services provided to participants after their first year of transition in the MFP Project, the federal match will be 75% of all expenditures (with the state paying the rest). This match, in addition to the anticipated cost savings for serving participants in the community instead of institutional settings, will enable
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