Becker's Healthcare July 3, 2024
Rylee Wilson

CMS has approved requests from five states to provide Medicaid coverage to incarcerated people before they are released.

The agency approved waiver requests from Illinois, Kentucky, Oregon, Utah and Vermont, according to a July 2 news release.

The step is designed to provide people being released from incarceration with a smoother transition to community-based care. The waiver allows...

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