Published August, 2024
Comments on Louisiana Department of Health 1115 Reentry Demonstration Waiver Amendment, CHLPI et al. (2024)
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced a new reentry 1115 waiver program that allows states to apply to receive federal matching funds for Medicaid-covered services for individuals prior to their release from incarceration. Louisiana announced that they would apply to participate in the demonstration program and requested public comments on this application. The Center for Health Policy and Innovation (CHLPI) at Harvard Law School authored and CHLP, the National Viral Hepatitis Roundtable (NVHR), and the Capitol Area Reentry Program (CARPBR) provided input and signed onto the public comments. We called for more involvement of people with lived experience, more coverage of comprehensive services, and more involvement of community-based organizations.
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