The Push to Bring Medicaid Behind Bars

<p>People leaving jail and prison are at extremely high risk of hospitalization and death. This <a href="https://tradeoffs.org/2023/02/23/medicaid-jail-prison-incarceration/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">week</a>, why policymakers from deep blue California to solidly red Utah think bringing Medicaid behind bars could help.</p><br><p>Guests:</p><p>Lee Reed</p><p><a href="https://transitionsclinic.org/leadership/shira-shavit-md/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Shira Shavit</a>, MD, Professor of Family and Community Medicine, University of California San Francisco; Executive Director, Transitions Clinic Network</p><p><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/jacey-cooper-81a7505/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Jacey Cooper</a>, Director, California Medicaid Program</p><p><a href="https://dhhr.wv.gov/bms/About%20Us/Commissioner/Pages/default.aspx" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Cindy Beane</a>, MSW, LCSW, Commissioner, West Virginia Bureau of Medical Services</p><p><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/amy-katzen-2668a392/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Amy Katzen</a>, JD, MPP, Director of Policy and Strategy, Rhode Island Executive Office of Health and Human Services</p><p><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-levine-4380782a/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Mike Levine</a>, Medicaid Director, MassHealth</p><p><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/danaflannery2022/?trk=public_profile_browsemap" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Dana Flannery</a>, Former Senior Policy Advisor, Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System</p><p><a href="https://counciloncj.org/khalil-cumberbatch-2/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Khalil Cumberbatch</a>, MSW, Director of Strategic Partnerships, Council on Criminal Justice</p><br><p>Learn more and read a full transcript on <a href="https://tradeoffs.org/2023/02/23/medicaid-jail-prison-incarceration" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">our website</a>.</p><br><p>Want more Tradeoffs? Sign up for