NEW: The HARP State Technical Assistance Center (STAC)
Learn more about how HARP’s new State Technical Assistance Center (STAC) can help states implement Medicaid 1115 reentry waivers.
Health and Reentry Project (HARP) Response to CMS’ Approval of Five New Medicaid Reentry Waivers
HARP’s statement on new 1115 reentry waiver approvals in Louisiana, Nevada, Minnesota, Maine, and Washington D.C.
Improving Public Health and Public Safety: The Health and Reentry Project (HARP)
The vast majority of people who are incarcerated ultimately return to communities. Access and connections to health care as they leave are vital in supporting people to rejoin their communities successfully.
Using Medicaid Reentry Waivers To Expand Access To Substance Use Disorder Services: Three Leading Rural County Initiatives
HARP collected case studies from three rural counties in Washington state and Maine to better understand how best to implement reentry waivers in rural counties.
Expanding Access to Medication for Opioid Use Disorder at Release: Washington State’s New Telebuprenorphine Hotline
Washington state’s Telebuprenorphine hotline is a leading example of how states can leverage new and existing substance use disorder programs to maximize connection to OUD services at reentry.
From Implementation to Impact: How Counties and States Can Make the Case for Medicaid 1115 Reentry Waivers
Policymakers and stakeholders have a strong interest in understanding the impact of new health and reentry policies. Measuring outcomes and communicating impact can help states and counties build understanding, strengthen implementation over time, and inform future policy decisions.
Leadership Spotlight: Patricia Ceballos, San Diego County Sheriff’s Office
Interview with Patricia Ceballos, one of the leaders implementing CA’s 1115 Reentry waiver in the San Diego County Sheriff’s Office.
Strategies in the States: A Look At What’s Working and the Resources Helping Shape State Health Reentry Policies
The Health and Reentry Project (HARP) and the National Academy for State Health Policy (NASHP) partnered to advance access to health care at reentry and authored the following original publications to serve as a resource to stakeholders in the field.
A New Lifeline Helps Inmates Transition to Life Outside the Bars
New York Times article focusing on implementation of California’s 1115 reentry waiver, showing the human impact of the policy.
With New Grants, Trump Administration Advances Support for Health and Reentry
Recent efforts by the Trump administration to fund and promote reentry policies that support communities and individuals returning from incarceration mark an important continuation of earlier work to address gaps in criminal justice.
State Strategies to Leverage Existing Medicaid Reentry Practices to Support Implementation of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA)
This resource offers states four specific strategies on how to implement core provisions of the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” (OBBBA) by building on Medicaid reentry activities already underway in states across the country.
Implications of Key Medicaid Provisions from the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) on Reentry, Health, and Public Safety
The “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” (OBBBA) includes several provisions that will impact state Medicaid agencies and correctional leaders who are working to strengthen access to services and continuity of care for people who are leaving prison and jail.