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Outreach Opportunities for 2015: Reaching the Justice Population in Pennsylvania Elizabeth Hagan, Senior Policy Analyst.

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1 Outreach Opportunities for 2015: Reaching the Justice Population in Pennsylvania Elizabeth Hagan, Senior Policy Analyst

2 FamiliesUSA.org Families USA The Voice For Health Care Consumers Enrollment Private Market Health Systems Transformation Medicaid Health Equity

3 FamiliesUSA.org Agenda  Housekeeping  Overview and background  Getting started  Examples from the states  Questions

4 FamiliesUSA.org Overview and Background

5 FamiliesUSA.org Why the Justice Population? High needsHigh uninsured ratesEasy-to-target population Eligibility for Medicaid and marketplace coverage

6 FamiliesUSA.org Need for Care Sources: National Health Council, About Chronic Disease; available at: http://www.nationalhealthcouncil.org/sites/default/files/AboutChronicDisease.pdf; Bureau of Justice Statistics, Medical Problems of State and Federal Prisoners and Jail Inmates, 2011–12, available at: http://www.bjs.gov/content/pub/pdf/mpsfpji1112.pdf;http://www.nationalhealthcouncil.org/sites/default/files/AboutChronicDisease.pdf http://www.bjs.gov/content/pub/pdf/mpsfpji1112.pdf Bureau of Justice Statistics, Special Report: Mental Health Problems of Prison and Jail Inmates, 2006, available at: http://www.bjs.gov/content/pub/pdf/mhppji.pdf; SAMHSA’s 2012 National Survey on Drug Use and Health, available at http://www.samhsa.gov/data/sites/default/files/2k12MH_Findings/2k12MH_Findings/NSDUHmhfr2012.htm; SAMHSA’s; Bureau of Labor Statistics, Substance Dependence, Abuse, and Treatment of Jail Inmates, 2002, available at: http://www.bjs.gov/content/pub/pdf/sdatji02.pdf. http://www.bjs.gov/content/pub/pdf/mhppji.pdf http://www.samhsa.gov/data/sites/default/files/2k12MH_Findings/2k12MH_Findings/NSDUHmhfr2012.htmhttp://www.bjs.gov/content/pub/pdf/sdatji02.pdf

7 FamiliesUSA.org Need for Coverage Sources: Journal of the American Medical Association; Health Care Coverage and Access for Men, 2013-2015. Urban Institute, Health and Prisoner Reentry: How Physical, Mental, and Substance Abuse Conditions Shape the Process of Reintegration, 2008, available at: http://www.urban.org/research/publication/health-and-prisoner-reentry.http://www.urban.org/research/publication/health-and-prisoner-reentry 70%

8 FamiliesUSA.org Justice Population Medicaid- Eligible Population Marketplace- Eligible Population The Enrollment Opportunity

9 FamiliesUSA.org Justice Population FamiliesCommunitiesIndividuals Benefits of Outreach

10 FamiliesUSA.org Getting Started

11 FamiliesUSA.org Considerations for Pennsylvania Federally-facilitated marketplace (FFM) Medicaid expansion state Large population with high uninsured rate

12 FamiliesUSA.org Partnerships Outreach and Education Enrollment Exemptions and Referrals

13 FamiliesUSA.org Courts Public Defender Offices Probation and Parole Officers State Department of Correction Reentry Councils Halfway Houses Local and County Jails Federal Prisons Advocacy Groups Partnerships

14 FamiliesUSA.org Outreach and Education Staff training Training for sheriffs, judges, probation and parole officers, jail staff, etc. Making the case about why this work is important Building relationships Consumer outreach and education Outreach and education for those incarcerated and/or soon-to-be released Outreach and education after reentry Building relationships for follow-up

15 FamiliesUSA.org Enrollment

16 FamiliesUSA.org Marketplace Enrollment 2017 60 days to enroll in coverage Notify marketplace of upcoming release Release from incarceration Special enrollment period triggered 2016 Release from incarceration Special enrollment period triggered 60 days to enroll in coverage

17 FamiliesUSA.org Exemptions and Referrals

18 FamiliesUSA.org Examples from the States

19 FamiliesUSA.org Virginia Partnerships with courts and public defender offices Partnerships with probation and parole offices Presentations on ACAReentry fairs

20 FamiliesUSA.org Broad-based coalition Identifying soon-to-be released individuals Education within facilities“10 Things” documents

21 FamiliesUSA.org Promising Practices Know your audience Know who to engage Frame the message Identify touch points Understand limitations

22 1201 New York Avenue, NW, Suite 1100 Washington, DC 20005 main 202-628-3030 / fax 202-347-2417 Questions? Email us at: EHagan@FamiliesUSA.org Assisters@FamiliesUSA.org Or visit us at: http://familiesusa.org/initiatives/enrollment-assister-resource-center http://familiesusa.org/health-action-network


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