For the third time this year, additional funding will keep alive a federal program that moves individuals with disabilities from institutions into the community.  Legislation signed this month allots another $122.5 million for Money Follows the Person which is a Medicaid program provides states with funding to pay for employment supports, housing and other services so that people with disabilities can transition from nursing homes and other institutional facilities to homes in the community.  The latest action will keep the program running through the end of this year, but advocates say it's operating at a  minimum level.

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