Rep. Turner, Colleagues Act to Allow Medicaid to Cover Pretrial Detainees
February 09, 2022
February 09, 2022
WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 -- Rep. Michael Turner, R-Ohio, issued the following news release:
Rep. Mike Turner (R-OH) recently joined Rep. Tom Emmer (R-MN), Rep. David Trone (D-MD) and Rep. Paul Tonko (D-NY) to introduce The Due Process Continuity of Care Act. This bipartisan legislation would amend the current Medicaid Inmate Exclusion Policy (MIEP) to make certain that pretrial detainees are not kicked off Medicaid prior to ever being found guilty of a crime. Following introduction, the m . . .
Rep. Mike Turner (R-OH) recently joined Rep. Tom Emmer (R-MN), Rep. David Trone (D-MD) and Rep. Paul Tonko (D-NY) to introduce The Due Process Continuity of Care Act. This bipartisan legislation would amend the current Medicaid Inmate Exclusion Policy (MIEP) to make certain that pretrial detainees are not kicked off Medicaid prior to ever being found guilty of a crime. Following introduction, the m . . .