Unlocking the Potential: Medication Assisted Therapies for Opioid Substance Use Disorder in Correctional Settings
To reduce overdose rates in the U.S., leaders must recognize the impact of medication-assisted treatment in correctional facilities.
To reduce overdose rates in the U.S., leaders must recognize the impact of medication-assisted treatment in correctional facilities.
The Health Resources and Services Administration is making a $52 million investment in 54 health centers to support the health needs of those leaving incarceration.
Arbiter’s Anjali Jameson on hospital and payer alignment.
Illinois, Kentucky, Oregon, Utah and Vermont have been authorized by HHS to provide Medicaid/Children’s Health Insurance Program coverage to those transitioning out of incarceration up to 90 days before they're released. Several healthcare leaders called the action a necessary step.
Prisons should offer abundant opportunities for HIV screening and comprehensive pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) adherence programs to benefit incarcerated individuals and carceral systems as a whole.
There needs to be better communication, a focus on clinically appropriate care and more empathy when it comes to treating the mental health of the incarcerated population, executives said during a recent panel discussion.