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Committee backs resolution to support 90-day prerelease Medicaid coverage for incarcerated people with substance use disorder
Summary
Kenosha County's legislative committee unanimously approved a resolution supporting a state Medicaid demonstration (Assembly Bill 604 referenced) to allow Medicaid coverage in the 90 days before release, with the sheriff saying it would improve continuity of care and reduce overdose and recidivism risk.
The Kenosha County Legislative Committee unanimously approved a resolution supporting steps that would allow Medicaid coverage for incarcerated individuals during a 90-day prerelease period, a measure committee members and the sheriff said would strengthen continuity of care for people with substance use disorders.
Supervisor Decker introduced the resolution after the sheriff raised the issue. The sheriff told the committee that federal…
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