This report from Mathematica Policy Research, Inc. provides a demographic snapshot of those individuals that were transitioned from institutional to community care through the Money Follows the Person (MFP) Demonstration program for Medicaid. Additionally, the report captures similar demographic information for people who were eligible in 2007, allowing for a comparison between the two groups.

From the report: 

The Money Follows the Person (MFP) Demonstration, established by Congress through the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 (DRA), provides states with an opportunity to help Medicaid beneficiaries living in long-term care institutions for at least six months to return to the community if they so wish. As an incentive to participate, the program gives states an enhanced federal matching rate (the federal Medicaid assistance percentage) for state Medicaid spending on home and community-based services provided to MFP program enrollees. In 2007, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) awarded grants to 31 states, all but one of which began implementing MFP transition programs between October 2007 and January 2009.

This report presents a profile of MFP participants who transitioned from institutions to qualified home or community-based residences from the start of the program through June 2010. It describes their demographic characteristics, the types of institutions in which they resided before their transition, and community living arrangements. It also compares the characteristics of MFP participants to those who met program eligibility requirements in 2007 and explains what accounts for differences between the two groups.

Full Report: Money Follows the Person Demonstration Program: A Profile of Participants (PDF | 555 KB)

Mathematica Policy Research, Inc. (2011). Money Follows the Person Demonstration Program: a profilel of participants. Lipson, D. and Williams, S.