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ACTION ALERT: ASK YOUR SENATORS TO VOTE YES ON THE IMPROVE ACT TO FUND THE MONEY FOLLOWS THE PERSON (MFP) PROGRAM
The U.S. House of Representatives passed the Improving Medicaid Programs and Opportunities for Eligible Beneficiaries (IMPROVE) Act (H.R. 7217), a broader piece of legislation from the House Energy & Commerce committee. This includes the three-month renewal of MFP. The bill has now moved to the Senate, so we need you to reach out to your Senators and ask them to vote yes.
Reauthorization of the MFP program has been the subject of our previous Action Alerts calling for the passage of the EMPOWER Care Act (H.R. 5306/S. 2277). Through the EMPOWER Care Act, we sought to reauthorize the MFP Program for multiple years since it has expired and states are running out of funding to help people transition from institutions to living in the community. By renewing MFP for three months, the IMPROVE Act gives the MFP program a needed bridge into the new Congress in 2019, when we can advocate for a longer renewal. Act now to ask your Senators to vote YES to help people with disabilities live in the community!
Call your Senators and ask them to vote YES on the IMPROVE Act(H.R. 7217), which renews the MFP program for three months. #FundMFP
About MFP:
MFP is a Medicaid program that has helped over 85,000 people with disabilities and seniors move out of nursing home or institutions and back into their communities. First authorized in the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 with strong bipartisan support, the MFP Demonstration program was designed to assist states with (1) supporting Medicaid enrollees who want to transition from institutional settings to community-based settings; and (2) developing infrastructure to promote and enhance access to Home and Community Based Services (HCBS). HCBS provides critical supports to people with disabilities to enhance their ability to be included and integrated into their communities instead of receiving care in restrictive, institutional settings. Each state can decide how to use the MFP funds, which they have used to expand or enhance HCBS programs, reduce waiting lists and fund housing supports. (For more information, please see here: https://medicaid.publicrep.org/empower-care-act/).
Thank you for your advocacy efforts!
The NDSC Policy & Advocacy Team
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ASK YOUR SENATORS TO SUPPORT THE EMPOWER CARE ACT
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ASK YOUR SENATORS TO SUPPORT THE EMPOWER CARE ACT
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