Inmates are excluded from Medicaid – here's why it makes sense to change that
- Written by Tyler Winkelman, RWJF Clinical Scholar and Clinical Lecturer, University of Michigan
Inmates wait to enter an assigned cell block at the Deuel Vocational Institution in Tracy, California. AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, FileThe incarcerated population in federal and state prisons has risen from about 200,000 to over 1.5 million since Medicaid was passed in 1965. That is a 650 percent increase.
However, individuals are ineligible for...
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