2014
DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.2013.1133
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How Health Care Reform Can Transform The Health Of Criminal Justice–Involved Individuals

Abstract: Provisions of the Affordable Care Act offer new opportunities to apply a public health and medical perspective to the complex relationship between involvement in the criminal justice system and the existence of fundamental health disparities. Incarceration can cause harm to individual and community health, but prisons and jails also hold enormous potential to play an active and beneficial role in the health care system and, ultimately, to improving health. Traditionally, incarcerated populations have been inco… Show more

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“…However, under the US Affordable Care Act, many more people released from prisons and jails could be eligible for health insurance, rendering costs less of an issue. 55,56 …”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…However, under the US Affordable Care Act, many more people released from prisons and jails could be eligible for health insurance, rendering costs less of an issue. 55,56 …”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…In effect, PCPs may be functioning as both physician and ‘case manager’ 5051 By reducing financial barriers for ex-prisoners, contemporary healthcare reforms, such as the Affordable Care Act in the USA, represent a pivotal opportunity for PCPs to foster correctional healthcare partnerships, promote timely engagement and provide targeted interventions in this previously underserviced group 56. In this context, our findings imply that increased cooperation and integration of prison and community primary care providers aimed at maximising PCP access soon after release from prison is a public health priority.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Issues such as Medicaid restrictions on coverage during incarceration and the need to align cross-systems performance metrics represent some of the challenges to be addressed in these processes. With focused policy efforts and shared goals of health and public safety across partners, over time, the ACA could facilitate reductions in the criminal justice population, while improving health outcomes in affected communities (91).…”
Section: Interventions To Improve the Health Of Cjs Populations Throumentioning
confidence: 99%