How States Can Leverage Medicaid Funds to Reduce Recidivism and Improve Health Outcomes (Webinar)
As states face rising health care costs and evolving federal requirements, Medicaid is emerging as a key tool to support successful reentry for people after incarceration. This Aug. 20 webinar detailed new opportunities and policy options, and explored why now is a critical moment for state action.
Webinar participants learned how their states can:
- implement new Section 1115 reentry waivers to improve health and reduce recidivism;
- use Medicaid and justice system data to identify individuals who frequently cycle through jails, hospitals and shelters — and find better ways to support these individuals; and
- utilize Medicaid to improve access to recidivism-reduction services for young people involved in the justice system.
This webinar was hosted by The Council of State Governments’ Midwestern Legislative Conference Health & Human Services Committee and Corrections & Public Safety Forum, as well as the CSG Justice Center. It was moderated by officers of the HHS Committee — Illinois Rep. Anna Moeller and South Dakota Rep. Taylor Rehfeldt, co-chairs; and Iowa Rep. Brett Barker, vice chair — and included featured presentations by Alex Ruth, deputy program director for health policy at the CSG Justice Center; and Stephanie Ueberall, deputy program director of corrections and reentry at the CSG Justice Center.