Medicaid Overhaul Complicates States’ Plans to Bring Care Into Jails and Prisons
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The episode discusses the challenges and implications of a new Medicaid policy that allows enrollment before release from jails and prisons, amidst federal law changes.
Washington is one of 19 states that have received federal approval to enroll people in Medicaid before they leave jail or prison — a radical change in Medicaid policy that health care and law enforcement leaders believe will save lives. But this experiment in bringing Medicaid behind bars is now colliding with H.R. 1, the sweeping federal law that is forcing states to make major changes to Medicaid. Guest(s): Autumn Boylan , Deputy director, California Department of Health Care Services Lauren Brinkley-Rubinstein , Professor, Population Health Sciences, Duke University School of Medicine Cody Coughenour Pete Croughan , Deputy secretary, Louisiana Department of Health Bruce Greenstein , Secretary, Louisiana Department of Health Tyron Nixon , Medicaid Reentry Transformation Implementation Manager, Washington State Health Care Authority Emma Sandoe , Medicaid director, Oregon Penelope Sapp , Chief of corrections, Kitsap County Sheriff’s Office Marc Stern , Former assistant secretary for health care at the Washington Department of Corrections Tamara Vanover , Mental health specialist, Clallam County Sheriff’s Office Learn more: Read the full reporting and explore…
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