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jails and prisons
Coverage of jails and prisons in the Nexus archive.
- States want to bring Medicaid behind bars. Federal changes make that harder
President Trump's budget law has introduced funding cuts and program changes that are complicating states' bipartisan efforts to expand Medicaid access in jails and prisons. States are now reevaluating these initiatives due to federal policy shifts.
- States want to bring Medicaid behind bars. Federal changes make that harder
President Trump's budget law is causing states to reconsider efforts to implement Medicaid in jails and prisons due to funding cuts and program changes. The law is complicating bipartisan initiatives aimed at expanding healthcare access in correctional facilities.