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New Medicaid Opportunities to Support Youth Transitioning from Incarceration
The Medicaid inmate exclusion policy will be partially waived for youth in correctional institutions. The goal of these provisions is to improve care transitions and health outcomes for youth who are in correctional institutions and are transitioning back into the community.Â
The Center for Health Care Strategies breaks down the provisions further to answer the following questions:
Why do these provisions matter?
Who is eligible for this legislation?
What are the new requirements?
What institutions or settings are required to provide the newly covered services?
What new partnerships are needed?
Click here for more information on these newly covered services for youth transitioning from incarceration.
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