The Corrections Solution

Last month, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) approved seven states for demonstrations that will allow them to provide Medicaid-covered services to Medicaid-eligible inmates before release to the community (see below for a state-by-state summary). Illinois, Kentucky, New Hampshire, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, and Vermont are those seven states. CMS previously approved similar programs in four states: California, Massachusetts, Montana, and Washington (see;Seven More States Approved For Medicaid Corrections Reentry Services).

The states implementing reentry demonstration initiatives have the flexibility to define the demonstration population, the facilities where the services will be . . .