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)

The U.S. House of Representatives health subcommittee advanced legislation to reauthorize the Money Follows the Person program for one year with $450 million in funding. This program helps people with disabilities leave institutions and move into their own apartments or group homes. Sponsors of the bill say that access to affordable housing provides people with disabilities with a better quality of life.