Medicaid reentry waivers can provide stronger access to health care at reentry, which improve both peoples’ health and public safety. A deep dive by the New York Times, which features HARP’s work and quotes Executive Director Vikki Wachino, tells the story of the impact of Medicaid reentry waivers through the experience of one individual returning to the community after incarceration. The program connected him with a health assessment, a supply of necessary medications, and a case manager ready to assist with medical appointments at reentry.
The result of this coordination?
“Within months, he was picking up contracting work and filing documents to start his own carpentry business,” the New York Times writes.
That is the promise of Medicaid reentry waivers–to return individuals healthy and ready to contribute to their community.
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