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Despite New Access to Health Insurance, Drug- Treatment Rates for Ex-Offenders Barely Changed  


Author:  Jay  Hancock.


Source: Volume 20, Number 02, July/August 2016 , pp.17-18(2)




Offender Programs Report

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Abstract: 

Advocates have long argued that connecting inmates with drug-use problems with medical coverage and treatment could reduce addiction, crime rates, and recidivism. So why is it that drug-treatment rates for ex-inmates have not changed significantly even in states that have expanded Medicaid?

Keywords: Affordable Care Act; aging of the prison population; expanding Medicaid; complex signup procedures and not enough enrollment specialists

Affiliations:  1: Kaiser Health News.

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