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| https://www.portman.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/press-releases?ID=43421765-E67D-4348-88BC-95F4127A6902 | Senate Passes Portman Priority to Help Elderly And Disabled Get Care They Need | 2018-12-20 | 2018 | 2018-12 | Republican | House | OH | Rob Portman | P000449 | www.portman.senate.gov | legacy | WASHINGTON, D.C. U.S. Senator Rob Portman (R-OH) today applauded Senate passage of a three-month extension for the Money Follows the Person Program, which helps transition Medicaid beneficiaries from nursing homes to long-term care in their homes while saving taxpayer money in the process. Portman called for an extension of this program in his bipartisan Ensuring Medicaid Provides Opportunities for Widespread Equity, Resources, and Care Act or EMPOWER Care Act. Last night the Senate took a step in the right direction to ensure that the most vulnerable among us have better access to quality care,Portman said. The short-term funding package included a three-month extension of Money Follows the Person (MFP), which helps transition Medicaid beneficiaries from nursing homes to long-term care in their homes. While I will continue working for a longer extension, this means that MFP can build upon the more than 10,000 Ohioans the program has helped receive the care that they need in their homes and communities. I encourage the president to sign this legislative package into law as soon as possible. NOTE: The short-term funding package included Portman's legislative priority of extending the Money Follows the Person Program from his bipartisan Ensuring Medicaid Provides Opportunities for Widespread Equity, Resources, and Care Act or EMPOWER Care Act to help Medicaid beneficiaries receive long-term services and support in their community or home and help save taxpayer dollars in the process. The legislation includes a three-month extension version of this priority. ### | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z |