ASAM Endorses Legislation Allowing Medicaid Coverage for Pretrial Detainees
June 01, 2023
June 01, 2023
CHEVY CHASE, Maryland, June 1 (TNSgov)(TNScapv) -- The American Society of Addiction Medicine issued the following news release and letter on May 31, 2023:
On May 31st, ASAM joined a range of organizations in endorsing the Due Process Continuity of Care Act of 2023 ("the Act"), which would amend the Medicaid Inmate Exclusion Policy (MIEP) in federal law to allow otherwise eligible individuals who are incarcerated pending disposition of charges against them, or pretrial det . . .
On May 31st, ASAM joined a range of organizations in endorsing the Due Process Continuity of Care Act of 2023 ("the Act"), which would amend the Medicaid Inmate Exclusion Policy (MIEP) in federal law to allow otherwise eligible individuals who are incarcerated pending disposition of charges against them, or pretrial det . . .