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Coverage dated January 25, 2023 to January 26, 2023

Medicaid to start covering some prison health care

Headline from Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier

The federal government will allow Medicaid dollars to treat some people in prisons, jails or juvenile detention centers for the first time ever.

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  1. WFMZ Allentown

    California prison inmates to get some Medicaid care (opens WFMZ Allentown)

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    The federal government will allow Medicaid dollars to treat some people in prisons, jails or juvenile detention centers for the first time ever. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services

  2. Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier

    Medicaid to start covering some prison health care (opens Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)

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    Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier's feed description

    The federal government will allow Medicaid dollars to treat some people in prisons, jails or juvenile detention centers for the first time ever.

  3. St. Louis Post-Dispatch

    In a First, Medicaid Extends Coverage to Prison Inmates (opens St. Louis Post-Dispatch)

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    St. Louis Post-Dispatch's feed description

    FRIDAY, Jan. 27, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Some inmates in California could begin getting certain limited health services, including substance abuse treatment and mental health diagnoses, using Medicaid funds.

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