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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.

Adults with Behavioral Health Needs under Correctional Supervision: A Shared Framework for Reducing Recidivism and Promoting Recovery

CSG Justice Center

This report is for policymakers, administrators, and service providers committed to improving outcomes for the large number of adults with mental health and substance use disorders that cycle through the criminal justice system. It introduces an evidence-based framework for prioritizing scarce resources based on assessments of individuals’ risk of committing a future crime and their treatment and support needs.

Report of the Federal Interagency Reentry Council: Health Care, Treatment, and Benefits

Federal Interagency Reentry Council

The Federal Interagency Reentry Council (The Council) has been working since 2011 to reduce recidivism and improve outcomes related to employment, education, housing, health, and child welfare for people involved with the criminal justice system. This report summarizes The Council’s accomplishments related to health care, treatment, and benefits.

Medicaid and Financing Health Care for Individuals Involved with the Criminal Justice System

CSG Justice Center

This brief provides an overview of opportunities to expand health care coverage, as well as access to and continuity of care; improve public health and safety outcomes for individuals involved with the criminal justice system; and reduce state and local expenditures on corrections and health care.

Health Policy

Featured

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

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

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

Adults with Behavioral Health Needs under Correctional Supervision: A Shared Framework for Reducing Recidivism and Promoting Recovery

Report of the Federal Interagency Reentry Council: Health Care, Treatment, and Benefits

Medicaid and Financing Health Care for Individuals Involved with the Criminal Justice System

Webinars

Sharing Information between Behavioral Health and Criminal Justice Systems

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

SSI/SSDI and Medicaid: Powerful Tools for Reentry Success

Relevant Organizations

Center for Health Care Strategies

Families USA

Kaiser Family Foundation

Legal Action Center

Urban Institute