Money Follows The Person Act of 2003 Introduced In Senate
WASHINGTON, DC, July 17, 2003 -- U.S. Senators Tom Harkin of Iowa and Gordon Smith of Oregon have introduced S. 1394, the "Money Follows the Person Act of 2003".
The bill would set up a demonstration project under which states would be encouraged to allow people housed in nursing homes and other institutions to take their Medicaid funding with them when they move into the community.