Op-Ed: Removing a policy can help people in jail with needed care
The Medicaid Inmate Exclusion Policy denies patients access to their federal health care benefits while incarcerated.
Source: indystar.com
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The Medicaid Inmate Exclusion Policy denies patients access to their federal health care benefits while incarcerated.
This bipartisan legislation would amend the current Medicaid Inmate Exclusion Policy (MIEP) to make certain that pretrial detainees are not kicked off Medicaid prior to ever being found guilty of a crime.