Reentry Programs to Help Former Prisoners Obtain Health Care Are Often Underused
While Medicaid is generally prohibited from paying for the services people receive inside a prison or jail, the Biden administration opened the door for the federal program to cover care not long before a person is released, to help them better manage their health conditions during the transition. But across much of the South, health care reentry programs are minimal or nonexistent.
Source: The Crime Report ( TheCrimeReport.org )