
Written
by Cyrus Heravi
Prisons across the U.S. are signing up
inmates for Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act, transferring a substantial
amount of inmate healthcare costs to the federal government.
The
Affordable Care Act is allowing
states to extend Medicaid coverage to
single and childless adults, a large part of the inmate population. This means
that standard inmate care is still provided and paid for by the states, but
hospital stays beyond 24 hours will be covered by Medicaid for signed up
inmates.
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