Webinar: Medicaid Opportunities to Support Youth Leaving Incarceration
On Oct. 10, the Annie E. Casey Foundation will host a webinar that highlights new federal Medicaid legislation aimed at improving the health and well-being of young people returning to their communities from incarceration.
Unmet health and well-being needs contribute to and are escalated by youth incarceration. The legislation, Section 5121 of the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023, expands states’ ability to use Medicaid funds to provide health and case management services to youth prior to and immediately after their release.
All juvenile justice institutions, as well as adult jails and prisons where eligible youth may be held, will be required to comply with this legislation as of Jan. 1, 2025.
“All youth-serving systems and providers need to be aware of these new opportunities to ensure youth have access to the support and services they need as they transition back to their communities,” said Joe Ribsam, the Foundation’s director of Child Welfare and Juvenile Justice Policy.
Attendees will gain an understanding of the opportunities created by the legislation, an appreciation of the urgency of cross-system collaboration and the benefits.
A five-page policy cheat sheet and 22-page report, created by the Center for Health Care Strategies with support from the Casey Foundation, supplements the webinar.
Webinar Details
The webinar is scheduled for 1–2 p.m. ET on Thursday, Oct. 10.
Presenters include:
- Liz Buck, senior program officer, Center for Health Care Strategies;
- Elissa Gelber, senior program officer, Center for Health Care Strategies; and
- Joe Ribsam, director, Child Welfare and Juvenile Justice Policy, The Annie E. Casey Foundation.
Professionals with direct responsibility for implementing the new provisions will also participate in a panel discussion:
- DeLacy Davis, executive director, The Family Support Organization of Union County, New Jersey;
- Amy McCormack, assistant bureau chief for field services, New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services;
- Jennifer Strohecker, Utah Medicaid Director, Utah Department of Health and Human Services; and
- Daryll Tenney, bureau chief, Bureau for Children’s Behavioral Health, New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services.
All registrants will receive a link to the webinar recording.