Increasing Medicaid enrollment among formerly incarcerated adults

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…

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Medicaid Eligibility & Pre-Release MAT in Wisconsin (012)

The goal of this research is to estimate the effects of increased Medicaid availability for adults released from prison in Wisconsin on treatment access, use, and outcomes for opioid use disorder (OUD). Specifically, this research investigated the degree to which two policy changes affecting Medicaid eligibility for low-income, childless adults were associated with increased use…

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