Medicaid and Corrections

Recent Medicaid guidance and legislative developments offer new opportunities for correctional leaders to leverage Medicaid to enhance outcomes for people who are incarcerated. With the passage of the SUPPORT Act, the Consolidated Appropriations Acts of 2023 and 2024, and new guidance around the Medicaid Section 1115 Reentry Demonstration Opportunity, prisons and jails have more opportunities to work with their state Medicaid agencies to support individuals not only during incarceration but also during the critical transition from incarceration to the community.

This webpage provides a curated list of resources to support correctional leaders in taking full advantage of these new opportunities.

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