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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