Kuster, Booker, Fitzpatrick Reintroduce Bipartisan Legislation To End Outdated Medicaid Exclusion Policy
June 08, 2023
June 08, 2023
WASHINGTON, June 8 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on June 7, 2023:
Today, Congresswoman Annie Kuster (D-NH), Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ), and Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) reintroduced legislation to end the outdated Medicaid Inmate Exclusion Policy (MIEP), which strips justice-involved individuals of their Medicaid coverage, passing the cost on to counties and states. The Humane Correctional Health Care Act would help disrupt the cycle . . .
Today, Congresswoman Annie Kuster (D-NH), Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ), and Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) reintroduced legislation to end the outdated Medicaid Inmate Exclusion Policy (MIEP), which strips justice-involved individuals of their Medicaid coverage, passing the cost on to counties and states. The Humane Correctional Health Care Act would help disrupt the cycle . . .