Increasing Medicaid enrollment among formerly incarcerated adults
Summary
This study examined the association between expanded Medicaid eligibility and prerelease Medicaid enrollment assistance on Medicaid enrollment for recently incarcerated adults in Wisconsin. The results indicate a statistically significant increase in Medicaid enrollment both after eligibility expansion and enrollment assistance implementation. Prior to these changes, Medicaid enrollment one-month post-release was 8 percent. This grew to 36 percent following eligibility expansion and 61 percent after the implementation of enrollment assistance.
Associated JCOIN Study Title: Community-Based, Client-Centered Prevention Homes to Address the Rural Opioid Epidemic (012)
Publication Year: 2021
Lead Author: Marguerite Burns
Journal: Health Services Research
Publication Type(s): Reentry
JCOIN Hub/Center: Other Affiliation