The webinar presentation highlights the experiences of three states (Texas, Connecticut and Pennsylvania) implementing Money Follows the Person (MFP) Demonstration to provide community-based services to individuals with behavioral health conditions. The goal of MFP is to integrate behavioral health and long-term care services to give people with behavioral health conditions the opportunity to live independently instead of in long-term care facilities. Presenters from the three states discussed the MFP demonstrations in their states, including how evidence-based practices were incorporated and outcomes measured.

Presenters

• Elizabeth Prewitt, Director of Public Policy and Administrator of the Finance Policy Division
• Dena Stoner, Senior Policy Advisor for the Texas Department of State Health Services, member of the NASMHPD Finance Policy Division
• Laurel Reagan, Director of Older Adult Services, Connecticut Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services, member of the NASMHPD Older Adults Division
• Jamie Buchenauer, Pennsylvania Money Follows the Person Director, Department of Public Welfare
• Ron Hendler, Technical Director, MFP Rebalancing Demonstration, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)

Date of the webinar: September 20, 2011

Recorded Webinar

• Recording of the Webinar
• PowerPoint slides from the webinar (PDF, 881 KB)
• Video (includes testimonials from consumers in Connecticut who benefited from the demonstration)

State PowerPoint Slides

• Texas Money Follows the (Whole) Person Behavioral Health Pilot (PDF, 532 KB)
• Connecticut's Money Follow the Person (PDF, 271 KB)
• Pennsylvania Money Follow the Person Behavioral Health Transition (PDF, 95 KB)

State Fact Sheets

• Texas (PDF, 15 KB)
• Connecticut (PDF, 20 KB)
• Pennsylvania (PDF, 127 KB)

For questions or additional information about MFP, please contact Elizabeth Prewitt , NASMHPD Director of Public Policy and Administrator of the Financing and Medicaid Division.