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Ensuring Timely Access to Medicaid and SSI/SSDI for People with Mental Illness Released from Prison
Date: 9/10/2007
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Authors: Council of State Governments Justice Center
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Year Established: 2007
State: MN TX PA NY
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How and Why Medicaid Matters for People with Serious Mental Illness Released from Jail
Hundreds of thousands of people with mental illness are released from jail each year. Without continuity of care, they are likely to be reincarcerated. Enrollment in Medicaid increases access to treatment for people with mental illness released from jail, who typically lack other means to pay for those services.
