Medicaid policies and practices in US State Prison Systems

D.L. Rosen, D.M. Dumont, A.M. Cislo, B.W. Brockmann, A. Traver and J.D. Rich

American Journal of Public Health, 2014, vol. 104, issue 3, 418-420

Abstract: Medicaid is an important source of health care coverage for prisoninvolved populations. From 2011 to 2012, we surveyed state prison system (SPS) policies affecting Medicaid enrollment during incarceration and upon release; 42 of 50 SPSs participated. Upon incarceration, Medicaid benefits were suspended in 9 (21.4%) SPSs and terminated in 28 (66.7%); 27 (64.3%) SPSs screened prisoners for potential Medicaid eligibility. Although many states supported Medicaid enrollment upon release, several did not. We have considered implications for Medicaid expansion.

Keywords: administrative personnel; article; health care delivery; health care survey; human; medicaid; policy; prison; psychological aspect; statistics; United States; utilization review, Administrative Personnel; Health Care Surveys; Health Services Accessibility; Humans; Medicaid; Organizational Policy; Prisons; United States (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014
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