Improving Health Care Linkages for Criminal Justice-Involved Persons: The Cook County Jail Medicaid Enrollment Initiative

This study examined one early initiative to enroll individuals in Medicaid during the intake process at the Cook County Jail in Illinois. Several elements were identified as critical to the program’s success: key early planning decisions made within the context of a cross-agency group, a high level of dedication among partnering organization leaders, program buy-in among security personnel, and the unique way in which Cook County verifies inmate identity for Medicaid enrollment purposes. These features can potentially guide other jurisdictions attempting to implement similar initiatives.

Source: Journal of Correctional Health Care - June 13, 2016 Category: Health Management Authors: Riedel, L. E., Barry, C. L., McGinty, E. E., Bandara, S. N., Webster, D. W., Toone, R. E., Huskamp, H. A. Tags: Articles Source Type: research