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San Diego and Imperial, CA, Counties Work to Enroll People Involved with the Justice System in Medicaid

In an effort to reduce recidivism and the public cost of emergency room visits by uninsured patients, two California counties—San Diego and Imperial—are using enrollment programs to increase access to Medicaid-covered physical and behavioral health services for people involved with their criminal justice systems.

Guidance Clarifies Access to Medicaid Coverage and Care for People Returning from Incarceration

As states across the country adopt changes in their Medicaid programs, people who were previously ineligible for coverage have become eligible, including a significant number of people involved with the criminal justice system.

Key Resources

Critical Connections: Getting People Leaving Prison and Jail the Mental Health Care and Substance Use Treatment They Need—What Policymakers Need to Know about Health Care Coverage

National Reentry Resource Center

This discussion paper identifies key questions state and local leaders should ask as part of their efforts to help people leaving prison and jail with mental health needs get community-based treatment.

Maximizing Medicaid: An Innovative Approach to Finance Health Care for Criminal Justice Populations

June 24, 2014