New Medicaid guidance improves access to health care for justice-involved Americans reentering their communities

New Medicaid guidance improves access to health care for justice-involved Americans reentering their communities

April 28, 2016 

Today, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) strengthened access to health care for individuals transitioning from incarceration back to their communities. New Medicaid guidance released today updates decades-old policy and clarifies that individuals who are currently on probation, parole or in home confinement are not considered inmates of a public institution. It also extends coverage to Medicaid-eligible individuals living in community halfway houses where they have freedom of movement, improving access to care for as many as 96,000 individuals in Medicaid expansion states over the course of the year.

Read more about today's announcement.