Author Topic: Feds Expand Medicaid to Cover 96,000 ‘Justice-Involved’ Individuals in Obamacare States  (Read 367 times)

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CNSNews.com) – The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced on Thursday that it is expanding Medicaid coverage to give “access to health care” to 96,000 people who face a prison sentence or have been incarcerated – or “justice-involved” individuals – as part of the federally designated National Re-Entry Week (April 24-30).

“Today, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services strengthened access to health care for individuals transitioning from incarceration back to their communities,” the press release stated. “New Medicaid guidance released