Ten Ways Corrections Systems Can Help Link Returning Offenders To Health Insurance

In December 2013, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released a guide on how corrections systems can assist inmates and parolees in applying for health coverage under the terms of the Affordable Care Act. CMS notes that due to special enrollment rules for prisoners and returning offenders, corrections systems play a vital role in ensuring that these individuals receive proper coverage. CMS offers ten suggestions for how corrections systems can help to increase outreach and enrollment under the new system . . .