Feds Approve California’s Medicaid Reentry Services Demonstration For People In Jails, Prisons & Youth Correctional Facilities

On January 26, 2023, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) approved California’s Medicaid waiver to provide Medicaid reimbursement for a limited package of reentry services provided before a beneficiary is released from jail, prison, or youth correctional facility. The waiver also applies to the state’s Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP). The California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) will be able to enroll incarcerated individuals or reactivate suspended Medicaid or CHIP eligibility up to 90 days before the individual with qualifying health needs is scheduled for release. During the 90 days before release, Medicaid services . . .