Scripps National News Interviews Vikki Wachino about the Reentry Act and Correctional Health Coordinators
Scripps National News
Vikki Wachino discusses how relief legislation moving through Congress needs to address COVID-19 in prisons and jails. She describes how the Reentry Act would allow Medicaid to cover incarcerated people 30 days before release, improving public health and safety. Vikki also mentioned the potential impact of COCHS' proposal for Correctional Health Coordinators to improve the COVID emergency response in prisons and jails.