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🚨 Breaking News: Five More States Approved for Medicaid Coverage in Corrections 🏥 As of last week, HHS has authorized Illinois, Kentucky, Oregon, Utah, and Vermont to provide Medicaid coverage for incarcerated individuals up to 90 days before release. This groundbreaking move aims to:• Improve continuity of care • Cover substance use disorder treatment • Connect individuals to community-based providersThis expansion of the Medicaid Reentry Section 1115 Demonstration Opportunity marks a significant step towards addressing health disparities in the criminal justice system.What are your thoughts on this development? How might it impact healthcare outcomes for justice-involved populations? Melissa Denino Daniel Mistak #MedicaidExpansion #CriminalJusticeReform #HealthcareEquity

Ever wonder how much you COULD be saving your agency on inmate off-site medical? In 2023, Heritage Health Solutions saved our partners $49 MILLION. Some of that savings could be yours in 2024! Our experience managing outside-the-wall care for correctional facilities allows us to reduce your medical costs by negotiating pricing with providers up front as part of our Preferred Provider Network Strategy. On average, our customers save over 80% on outside-the-wall medical care, and we have saved individual counties over $6 million dollars. We’ll review your claims at no cost and provide a recommendation to increase your savings, improve outcomes, and provide better managed care. We’ll help you find a better way. #correctionalhealth #healthcaresavings #findabetterway #outsidethewalls John Masella Christopher (Chris) W. Bell Magdalena G. Simpson Matthew Lewis Tim Urlocker

📜 Delivering training to help improve patient journeys and improving practitioner confidence #CST #improvingpatientjourneys Contact the Clinical Support Team to let us help you think about how we can support you to improve your population / community pathways

Beginning in 2025, new federal legislation will mandate Medicaid cover select pre-release services for youth who are incarcerated. All youth-serving systems and providers, including state Medicaid/CHIP agencies, can play a role to ensure youth involved in the criminal justice system can reenter their communities with access to the care, support, and services they need. This CHCS policy cheat sheet, created in partnership with the Annie E. Casey Foundation, breaks down the new requirements, as well as important next steps and opportunities for collaboration between Medicaid and corrections agencies. A panel discussion from partners at CSG Justice Center dives deeper into the requirements and shares lessons from a growing network of health care-corrections collaboration. Read the cheat sheet: https://bit.ly/4dcMlz9 Replay the panel discussion: https://bit.ly/46AH4i9

Great conversation with Stacie Weeksof Nevada Medicaid. Topics include: strengthening the workforce, innovations through stronger communications, and innovations for BH and jail health programs. Run time: 12 mins https://lnkd.in/gyb3tQq2

Great conversation with Stacie Weeks of Nevada Medicaid. Topics include: strengthening the workforce, innovations through stronger communications, and innovations for BH and jail health programs. Run time: 12 mins https://lnkd.in/gxG6vCxu

#SRECases: We are proud to share the story of how we were able to assist a family in their fight for justice. They were awarded over $10 million in a case involving substandard care and delayed treatment of severe #NeonatalHypoglycemia. Our #MedicalMalpracticeLawyers do their best so that the outcome brings some solace to the family and raises awareness about the importance of providing #QualityMedicalCare when it matters the most. Read the full story at: https://bit.ly/41zi2h2

Spectrum Community Health CIC recently lost their appeal against HMRC. Here’s why... The Upper Tribunal confirmed that in this case, the healthcare services provided in prisons (including the supply of drugs and contraceptives) is a single VAT exempt supply of medical care. This decision may have implications for other providers of healthcare services and products. Read more in our VAT Update, here: https://lnkd.in/ekuZHeG4 #VATUpdate #Healthcare #VAT #HMRC #Saffery

Hospital-run activations must be monitored to identify notable trends contradictory to effectuate qualitative public safety standards. Cost impacts must consider what is essential within public safety and medical care and what can be established at the command level to manage care properly to provide the required service and care for each patient.

"Access to #HealthCare can mean the difference between life and death as people return to communities. People who are incarcerated have higher rates of substance use disorder and mental health and chronic physical #health conditions, and people released from prison or jail are at high risk of death, especially from overdose. Evidence suggests that access to health care during the critical #reentry period can improve health, save lives, reduce recidivism rates, and contribute to public safety." -Health and Reentry Project (HARP), Vikki Wachino Today, CMS announced that Illinois, Kentucky, Oregon, Utah, and Vermont can use #Medicaid section 1115 demonstration waivers to allow Medicaid to cover some services prior to release, increasing access to and continuity of care for returning citizens. This is a significant step forward in creating healthier communities. Earlier this year, we hosted the Health and Reentry Project (HARP) in our Power is a Social Determinant of Health webinar series. In their session, HARP shared an overview of the groundbreaking new policies creating the first opportunity to build systems of care for people leaving incarceration, including these 1115 waivers, and their potential to improve health and wellbeing. Importantly, they also emphasized how community-based organizations can translate these policies into improvements in peoples’ lives right in their communities. You can watch that recording here: https://lnkd.in/g67HjZ7V