Reentry Section 1115 Demonstration Opportunity
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued guidance for designing demonstration projects under section 1115 of the Social Security Act (the Act) (42 U.S.C. § 1315) to improve care transitions for certain individuals who are soon-to-be former inmates of a public institution and who are otherwise eligible for Medicaid. The opportunity implements section 5032 of the Substance Use-Disorder Prevention that Promotes Opioid Recovery and Treatment for Patients and Communities Act (SUPPORT Act) (Pub. L. No. 115-271), Promoting State Innovations to Ease Transitions Integration to the Community for Certain Individuals.
These demonstrations will test innovative approaches to coverage and quality to improve care transitions, starting pre-release, for individuals who are incarcerated, thereby facilitating improved continuity of care once the individual is released. Further, improving care transitions will likely help these individuals access high-quality, evidence-based, coordinated, and integrated care during reentry.