House Votes To Renew Program Helping People Leave Institutions
Originally published June 25, 2019 by Disability Scoop
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 has passed a bill that would fund Money Follows the Person, a Medicaid program that assists people who live in institutions make the transition back to community living. The bill would allot $450 million per year for four-and-a-half years. It now goes to the Senate for consideration.
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