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Considerations for Providing Pre-Release Medicaid Services to Adults Leaving Incarceration

This session provided a summary of implementation considerations for states preparing to provide pre-release Medicaid services to justice-involved adults. The presentation included an overview of California’s recently approved Section 1115 demonstration to provide a set of pre-release services to certain individuals leaving incarceration. Staff also highlighted key takeaways regarding implementation considerations based on MACPAC’s analytic work to date.