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Money Follows the Person

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The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) recently announced that they plan to offer more than $110 million to expand access to home and community-based services (HCBS) through Medicaid’s Money Follows the Person (MFP) program. MFP, authorized since 2005, has provided states with $4.06B to support individuals who choose to transition out of institutions and back into their homes and communities. This new Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) provides individual awards of up to $5 million available for more than 20 states and territories not currently participating in MFP. These funds will support initial planning and implementation to get the state/territory programs off the ground, which would ensure more people with Medicaid can receive high-quality, cost-effective, person-centered services in a setting they choose.

For states already participating in MFP, CMS also announced that the agency is increasing the reimbursement rate for MFP “supplemental services.” These services will now be 100 percent federally funded with no state share. Additionally, CMS is expanding the definition of supplemental services to include additional services that can support an individual’s transition from an institution to the community, including short-term housing and food assistance.

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Dual Diagnosis Professional Conference – Behavioral Manifestations of Physical Pain and Illness

Through the Money Follows the Person Initiative, a free training will be offered on Thursday August 9, 2018, 10:00 am to 3:00 pm at the Child Welfare Resource Center, 403 E Winding Hill Rd, Mechanicsburg, PA 17055.

This facilitated panel session will address the many physical conditions, including pain, which may mimic mental health or behavioral difficulties. Emphasis includes the recognition and appropriate treatment of physical conditions behaviorally manifested prior to individual’s distress and inability to function. During the session, the presenters will help attendees to understand the behavioral

manifestation of physical illness causing distress and impairing function from a whole person perspective, as well as the behavioral manifestation of pain in verbal and non‐verbal individuals with an

intellectual disability and autism. The strategies shared will empower caregivers to advocate for individuals demonstrating behavioral manifestations of physical illness and pain through management tools.

This Dual Diagnosis training presents a collaborative initiative between the Northeastern PA Health Care Quality Unit, the Luzerne Wyoming Counties MHDS/Quality Council, and Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine students.

Moderator:
Dr. Sharon Falzone, Director, Advocacy Alliance, Northeastern PA Health Care Quality Unit (HCQU); Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine, Department of Clinical Services, The Commonwealth Medical College

Panelists:

  • Gina Galli, Administrative Entity and Quality Management Lead, Luzerne‐Wyoming Counties Mental Health and Developmental Services
  • Theresa Schrig, Behavioral Health Coordinator, Northeastern PA Health Care Quality Unit

Registration Fee: There is no registration fee to participate in this event.
Register via this link.
Questions: Email Robin Levine

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