Four State Practices Identified To Increase Medicaid Enrollment Of Prisoners Post-Incarceration

Four state criminal justice system practices have been identified as effective in increasing enrollment of prisoners in Medicaid post-incarceration, including: suspending instead of terminating Medicaid benefits upon incarceration; presuming that an individual is eligible for Medicaid before the process is completed; allowing enrollment during incarceration; and accepting alternative forms of identification for enrollment. Prior to the passage of of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) of 2010, many newly released prisoners were ineligible for Medicaid. With the expansion of Medicaid to include childless adults whose incomes are less than 138% of the federal poverty level, many states . . .