Title: Post-Incarceration Health Care Use Among Medicaid-Enrolled Adults: A Stratified Analysis By Sex
Research Objective: While most people incarcerated in the United States are men, women who are incarcerated have substantially higher rates of many health conditions, including mental health conditions and substance use disorders (SUD). Yet, most studies describing incarcerated populations’ post-release health care use focus exclusively on men. A comprehensive understanding of both men and women’s health care use is needed to inform implementation of transitional care interventions under the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Medicaid Reentry Waivers. To address this critical gap, this study describes differences in baseline (pre-release) health of men and women leaving state prison as well as their health care utilization within 6 months of release.
