The U.S. Administration on Aging has announced a new program , “Money Follows the Person”. Under this initiative, states will be awarded grants for programs and services that allow more choices for seniors and persons with disabilities who need long term care but prefer to live in their own homes and communities.

According to HHS Secretary Mike Leavitt, “States will also get more for their money by giving the elderly and people with disabilities more control over how and where they get the Medicaid-funded long-term care services they need.”

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