Cassidy Highlights Need to Protect Medicaid Access for Pre-Trial Detainees, Address Fentanyl Crisis
May 23, 2024
May 23, 2024
WASHINGTON, May 23 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release:
Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) highlighted his Due Process Continuity of Care Act, which ensures pre-trial detainees are not kicked off Medicaid before being found guilty of a crime, today at a U.S. Senate Finance Committee Hearing on the fentanyl crisis. With Medicaid denying access to care, the responsibility for care for detainees struggling with addiction is shifted onto local jail budget . . .
Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) highlighted his Due Process Continuity of Care Act, which ensures pre-trial detainees are not kicked off Medicaid before being found guilty of a crime, today at a U.S. Senate Finance Committee Hearing on the fentanyl crisis. With Medicaid denying access to care, the responsibility for care for detainees struggling with addiction is shifted onto local jail budget . . .