Behavioral Health Business July 8, 2024
Five U.S. states are now allowed to provide incarcerated people with coverage for substance use disorder (SUD) care and other services before their release.
Medicaid traditionally does not provide SUD treatment to otherwise eligible people who are incarcerated in jails, prisons or youth correctional facilities. Now, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has authorized Illinois, Kentucky, Oregon, Utah and Vermont to expand coverage to these populations up to 90 days prior to their release.
“For the first time ever, thousands of incarcerated people in Illinois, Kentucky, Oregon, Utah and Vermont will have critical supports during their transition out of a carceral setting, thanks to this important health care coverage,” Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator...
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