Program helping people leave institutions renewed after years in limbo
Originally published January 11, 2021 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)
Money Follows the Person, a Medicaid program that supports people with disabilities readjusting to community living after leaving institutions, has been renewed for three years. This marks the first time since 2016 that the program has guaranteed funding for more than a year.
Read the full story from Disability Scoop here.
This entry was posted in News, Outside CDS.