Association Between Assistance With Medicaid Enrollment and Use of Health Care After Incarceration Among Adults With a History of Substance Use.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

The transition from prison to community is characterized by elevated morbidity and mortality, particularly owing to drug overdose. However, most formerly incarcerated adults with substance use disorders do not use any health care, including treatment for substance use disorders, during the initial months after incarceration.

Objective

To evaluate whether a prerelease Medicaid enrollment assistance program is associated with increased health care use within 30 days after release from prison.

Design, setting, and participants

This retrospective cohort study included 16 307 adults aged 19 to 64 years with a history of substance use who were released from state prison between April 1, 2014, and December 31, 2016. The Wisconsin Department of Corrections implemen

SUBMITTER: Burns ME 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8742194 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature