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ASK CONGRESS TO SUPPORT PERMANENT REAUTHORIZATION OF THE MONEY FOLLOWS THE PERSON PROGRAM!

Thank you for helping us to advocate for the reauthorization of the Money Follows the Person (MFP) Program over the past two years. We have achieved incremental short-term reauthorizations but the latest one is set to expire December 31, 2019. We are pleased to report that permanent renewal of MFP has been included in a bipartisan drug pricing proposal that was announced last week by Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA) and Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR). This is a positive step, but this bill has a long way to go and will likely result in negotiations between the Senate and House where there is no guarantee that this provision will be retained. We need your help to let your Senators and Representatives know that permanent reauthorization of MFP is a priority to the disability community and should be included in any negotiated piece of legislation.

MFP has provided funding to states to help more than 91,000 people with disabilities and older adults move from nursing homes and other institutions back to their communities. Since 2005, MFP has shown positive outcomes for people and cost savings for states, but funding for this critical program will expire at the end of December if Congress doesn’t act. For more information on MFP and the importance of reauthorization, see here: https://medicaid.publicrep.org/feature/money-follows-the-person/.

HOW TO HELP

You can help by calling the main Capitol line at: (202) 224-3121 (voice) or (202) 224-3091(TTY) or send an email with this form. They must hear that their constituents strongly support the permanent reauthorization of the Money Follows the Person Program and would like it included in any legislation.

Thank you for your advocacy efforts!

The NDSC Policy & Advocacy Team

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TALKING POINTS:

I am calling to express my concern about the expiration of the Money Follow the Person (MFP) program.
MFP has enabled over 91,000 older adults and people with disabilities living in institutions to transition back to their communities. MFP is fiscally responsible: it has improved the quality of life for thousands of individuals while saving states money. Congress passed stop-gap funding for the program but those funds will run out at the end of the year. States have stopped transitions and even dropped out of the program without the assurance of long-term funding.
Permanent funding for MFP has just been included in the Grassley-Wyden Prescription Drug Pricing Reduction Act and I am asking you to support the inclusion of permanent funding for MFP in any related legislation.
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Subject: MFP Person Reauthorization

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I am your constituent. I am writing to express my concern about the expiration of the Money Follow the Person (MFP) program. MFP has enabled over 91,000 older adults and people with disabilities living in institutions to transition back to their communities. MFP is fiscally responsible: it has improved the quality of life for thousands of individuals while saving states money. Congress passed stop-gap funding for the program but those funds will run out at the end of the year. States have stopped transitions and even dropped out of the program without the assurance of long-term funding. Permanent funding for MFP has just been included in the Grassley-Wyden Prescription Drug Pricing Reduction Act and I am asking you to support the inclusion of permanent funding for MFP in any related legislation. Thank you!

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