Shayne Nagel, right, comforts her daughter, Erin, who has autism. Erin lived at a state-run residential center for two years before moving into a triplex in the community with assistance from Washington state's Money Follows the Person program. (Bettina Hansen/The Seattle Times/TNS)

President Trump recently signed into law a stopgap measure intended to maintain funding for the Money Follows the Person Medicaid program. Lawmakers are working on a bipartisan deal to fund MFP for several years at $450 million per year, but in the interim, the program is in danger of running out of money. MFP seeks to smooth the transition out of institutions by helping individuals with disabilities pay for certain services that promote independent living.