COCHS' Weekly Update Archive 2023
Current Weekly Update: October 3, 2023
Can Medicaid Impact The Overdose Epidemic In Corrections?
Alabama, Armor Correctional Health Services, Avid Healthcare Services, Baltimore, Baton Rouge, Biden Administration, Bloome County, Book Banning, Butner Federal Medical Center, California, Cancer, Contraband, CoreCivic, Correctional Officers, COVID-19, Data & Statistics, Deaths, Early Release, Electronic Monitoring, Erie County, Families Against Mandatory Minimums, FBI, Fentanyl, Food Allergies, Fulton County, Georgia, Halfway House, Hospice, Imigration, Juvenile, Lawsuits, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Medicaid Expansion, Mental Health, Minnesota, Mississippi, New York State, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Reentry, Rikers Island, Sacramento, Santa Cruz, Scabies, Solitary Confinement, Tainted Food, Tehum Care Services, Utah, Vermont, Wellpath
Weekly Update: September 19, 2023
Medicaid Coverage in Corrections: Progress, Detours & Setbacks
Abortion, Angola, Armor Correctional Health Services, Bail, California, Cost Cutting, COVID-19, COVID-19 Vaccination, Data & Statistics, Deaths, Diversion, Early Release, Escape, Gavin Newsom, GEO Group, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Juvenile, Lawsuits, Los Angeles County, Louisiana, MAT, Medicaid Enrollment, Medicaid Expansion, Mental Health, MIEP, Minnesota, Monitoring, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New York State, North Carolina, Omnibus Appropriations Bill, Pennsylvania, Probation, Racial Disparities, Reentry, Rikers Island, Santa Barbara County, Santa Cruz, Solitary Confinement, Staffing Shortages, Tainted Food, Vermont, Washington State, Water, Wellpath, West Virginia
Weekly Update: September 12, 2023
Statutory Medicaid Changes For Justice Involved Juveniles: A COCHS FAQ
1115 Medicaid Waiver, Armor Correctional Health Services, Behavioral Health, Contraband, CoreCivic, Corizon, Cory Booker, COVID-19, Dashboard, Deaths, District of Columbia, Early Release, Fentanyl, Fulton County, Harris County, Illinois, Juvenile Justice, Krysten Sinema, Medicaid Expansion, Mental Health, Minnesota, Narcan, New Jersey, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Omnibus Appropriations Bill, Pennsylvania, Pregnancy, PrimeCare Medical, Rikers Island, Staffing Shortages, Tennessee, Vermont, Washington State, YesCare
Weekly Update: August 29, 2023
Medicaid & Correctional Health Care Proprietaries: Can they survive a regulated environment or does market penetration circumvent regulatory efforts?
1115 Medicaid Waiver, Aging, Alabama, Armor Correctional Health Services, Behavioral Health, Connecticut, Contraband, CoreCivic, Corizon, Donald Trump, Duval County, Fire, First Step Act, Florida, Fulton County, Georgia, Hawai'i, Juvenile, Lawsuit, Massachusetts, Mental Health, Milwaukee County, Mortality, NaphCare, NCCHC, New York, Oklahoma, Oregon, Overdose, Reentry, Rikers Island, Sexual Abuse, Shasta County CA, Solitary Confinement, Suicide, Texas, Utah, Wellpath, West Virginia, Wisconsin, YesCare
Weekly Update: August 22, 2023
Integrating Medicaid Into Corrections: Confronting Staffing Shortages, Safety & Security
1115 Medicaid Waiver, Alabama, Armor Correctional Health Services, Bexar County, California, Corizon, Correctional Officers, Fentanyl, Florida, Fulton County, Georgia, Heatwave, Illinois, Judge Steve Leifman, Juvenile, Lawsuit, Lockdown, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Mental Health, Miami Dade County, Miller v. Alabama, Monterey County, Mortality, Multnomah County, NaphCare, New Hampshire, New York, Opioid Epidemic, Oregon, Overdose, Rape, Reentry, Rikers Island, San Francisco, Santa Barbara, Sexual Abuse, Shelby County, Staff Shortage, Suicide, Tarrant County, Tennessee, Texas, Violence, Virginia, Wellpath, West Virginia, Wexford, Wisconsin, Wyoming, YesCare
Weekly Update: August 15, 2023
1115 Medicaid Waiver, Advanced Correctional Healthcare, Aging, Armor Correctional Health Services, Booking, Boulder CO, California, Colorado, Connecticut, CoreCivic, Correctional Officers, COVID-19, Data & Statistics, Dementia, Diversion, Education, Equine Therapy, Federal Receiver, Feminine Hygiene Products, Fetus, Florida, Fulton County, Georgia, Heat Wave, Heatwave, Monterey County, Mortality, MOUD, NaphCare, New Hampshire, New York, Opioid Epidemic, Palliative Care, Reentry, Rikers Island, Riverside County, Sacramento, Strip Search, SUD, Texas, Vermont, Violence, Virgin Islands, Virginia, War On Drugs, Wellpath, Women
Weekly Update: August 8, 2023
1115 Medicaid Waiver, Attica, Bernalillo County NM, Booking, California, Cleveland, Contraband, Correctional Officers, COVID-19, Eric Adams, Facial Recognition, Fulton County, Georgia, Heat Wave, Juvenile, Medicaid Expansion, Missouri, NaphCare, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Opioid Epidemic, Reentry, Rikers Island, Salt Lake County, San Francisco, San Quentin, South Dakota, Transgender, University of New Mexico, Utah, Utha, Virginia
Weekly Update: August 1, 2023
1115 Medicaid Waiver, ADA, Alabama, Armor Correctional Health Services, Booking, California, Cancer, Contraband, CoreCivic, Correctional Officers, Deaths, Due Process Continuity Care Act, Duval County, Eric Adams, Georgia, H.I.G Capital, Heat Wave, Jacksonville FL, JPay, Juvenile, Medicaid Expansion, Michigan, Monterey County, NaphCare, Nebraska, New York, North Carolina, Oregon, Parents, Pennsylvania, PrimeCare Medical, Reentry, Rikers Island, San Diego County, San Francisco, San Quentin, Tablet, Tennessee, Utah, Vermont, Violence, Virginia, Vocational Training, Voting, Wellpath
Weekly Update: July 25, 2023
1115 Medicaid Waiver, Abortion, ADA, Alabama, Bail Reform, California, CMS, Contempt, Contraband, CoreCivic, Correctional Officers, Crisis Intervention Team, Deaths, Due Process Continuity Care Act, Equity in Pre-Trial Health Coverage Act, Eric Adams, Fentanyl, Florida State University, Gender Dysphoria, Georgia, Heat Wave, Indiana Supreme Court, Juvenile, Juvenile Court, Louisiana, MAT, Medicaid Expansion, Medicaid Reentry Act, Mental Health, Michigan, Mississippi, Mortality, MOUD, NaphCare, Narcan, Nebraska, New Jersey, New York, Oklahoma, OUD, Pennsylvania, Receivership, Reentry, Rikers Island, San Francisco, Sexual Abuse, Transgender, Virginia, Washington State, Wellpath
Weekly Update: July 18, 2023
1115 Medicaid Waiver, Allegheny County Jail, BOP, California, CMS, Contempt, Corizon Health, Damian Williams, Data & Statistics, Deaths, Eric Adams, Fentanyl, Fulton County, Georgia, Heat Wave, Homelessness, Juvenile, Juvenile Court, Massachusetts, MAT, Medicaid Expansion, Mental Health, Mental Health Court, Monterey County, Mortality, MOUD, New York, Oklahoma, Opioid Epidemic, OUD, Pennsylvania, Receivership, Rikers Island, Santa Rita, Secrecy, Telehealth, Texas, Utah, Utah Department of Corrections, Washington State, Wellpath, Wexford Health Sources
Weekly Update: July 11, 2023
1115 Medicaid Waiver, Abuse, BOP, Border Patrol, California, Cancer, Colorado, Corizon Health, COVID-19, Data & Statistics, Deaths, Dental Care, Feminine Hygiene Products, Fulton County, Governor Jay Pritzker, Grand Jury, Harris County, Heat Wave, Homelessness, ICE, Illinois, Jeffrey Epstein, Juvenile, Juvenile Court, Legionaires Disease, Louisville KY, Massachusetts, MAT, Mental Health, Mental Health Court, Michigan, Missouri, Mortality, MOUD, NaphCare, New York, Opioid Epidemic, Oregon, OUD, Parents, Reentry, Rikers Island, Santa Rita, Solitary Confinement, Texas, Tuberculosis, Violence, Washington State, Wayne County, Wellpath, Wexford Health Sources, Women in Corrections, YesCare
Weekly Update: June 27, 2023
1115 Medicaid Waiver, ACLU, Alabama, Armor Correctional Health Services, Border Patrol, California, Centurion, Children, Classrooms, Colorado, Connecticut, Copay, CoreCivic, Correctional Officers' Union, Deaths, DeKalb County, Dr Marc Stern, First Amendement Rights, Gavin Newsom, Grand Jury, HIV, Juvenile, Kansas, Los Angeles County, Louisiana, Massachusetts, MAT, Medical Privacy, Mental Health, Michigan, Nevada, New Jersey, Opioid Epidemic, OUD, Overdose, Parents, Reentry, Rikers Island, San Diego County, Solitary Confinement, Suicide Prevention, Topeka, Transgender, Travis County, Tuberculosis, Ventura County, Vermont, Violence, Washington, Washington State, Wellpath, Women in Corrections
Weekly Update: June 13, 2023
1115 Medicaid Waiver, Armor Correctional Health Services, Bed Bugs, BOP, Buprenorphine, California, Clackamas County, Commissary, Contraband, Cook County, CoreCivic, COVID-19, Data Transparency, Deaths, DeKalb County, Dexter Barry, Dogs, Drug Screening, Duval County, GA, Gavin Newsom, Georgia, Gun Violence, Heart Transplant Medication, Humane Correctional Health Care Act, Jeffrey Epstein, Keefe Group, Medi-Cal, Medicaid Expansion, NaphCare, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Opioid Epidemic, OR, OUD, Overdose, Pregnancy, Racial Disparities, Rikers Island, San Diego County, Service Animals, Sexual Assault, Solitary Confinement, Tennessee, Theodore J. Kaczynski, Transparency, Unabomber, Vermont, Wellpath
Weekly Update: June 06, 2023
1115 Medicaid Waiver, Alaska, Bed Bugs, BOP, Buprenorphine, California, Colorado, Connecticut, CoreCivic, Correctional Care, Deaths, Duval County, End of Life, Georgia, Harris County, Houston, Illinois, Jacksonville FL, Jail Safety, Los Angeles County, Medicaid, Medical Records, Mental Health, MIEP, Missouri, MOUD, Natives, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Orleans, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Opioid Epidemic, OUD, Racial Disparities, Reentry, Rikers Island, San Diego County, Solitary Confinement, Texas, Unsanitary Conditions, Vermont, Violence, VitalCore Health Strategies, Wellpath, Wexford Health Sources
Weekly Update: May 23, 2023
1115 Medicaid Waiver, Advanced Correctional Healthcare, Alaska, Albuquerque, Arizona, Bernalillo County NM, BOP, Brutality, California, Centurion, CoreCivic, Correctional Officers, Cumberland County, Data & Statistics, District of Columbia, Dr. Kligman, Emerging Adult Justice Project, Gavin Newsom, GEO Group, Georgia, Houston, Illinois, JPay, Juvenile, Los Angeles County, Medicaid, Medical Experimentation, Mental Health, Miami Dade County, Missouri, Mortality, MOUD, Naloxone, Natives, New Jersey, New Jersy, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, Omnibus Appropriations Bill, Opioid Epidemic, OUD, Pennsylvania, Reentry, Rikers Island, San Diego County, Seattle, South Carolina, TCM, Tennessee, Texas, Title 42, Turn Key Health Clinics, Vermont, VitalCore Health Strategies, Wellpath, Wexford Health Sources
Weekly Update: May 16, 2023
1115 Medicaid Waiver, 4Sight Labs, Arizona, Aventiv Technologies, BOP, CA SB 363, CA SB 43, California, Capital Punishment, CARE Courts, Centurion, Charleston County, CoreCivic, Corizon Health, Correctional Health Care Partners, Correctional Officers, COVID-19, Delaware, Detroit, District of Columbia, Domestic Violence, GEO Group, JPay, Juvenile, Kristin Graziano, Medicaid, Medicaid Expansion, Mental Health, Mississippi, Mohave County, Navigator, Nebraska, New Jersey, Oklahoma County, OUD, Pennsylvania, Quarantine, Rikers Island, San Diego County, Securus, Solitary Confinement, South Carolina, Southern Health Partners, Staffing Shortages, Supreme Court, Tennessee, Texas, Title 42, Turn Key Health Clinics, Vermont, VitalCore Health Strategies, Wellpath, Wexford Health Sources, Wyoming, YesCare
Weekly Update: May 9, 2023
1115 Medicaid Waiver, Aging, Alabama, Asthma, Baltimore, BOP, California, Centurion, Commissary, CoreCivic, Correctional Health Care Partners, Correctional Officers, Deaths, Delaware, EHR, Florida, Governor Eric Holcomb, Illinois, Indiana, Inflation, Los Angeles Sheriff's Department, Medicaid, Medicaid Expansion, Mental Health, Montana, Mosquitoes, New Hampshire, New Jersey, North Carolina, Oregon, PTSD, Public Defender, Quality Correctional Health Care, San Diego, San Diego County, Staffing Shortages, Tennessee, Transgender, Turn Key Health Clinics, Vermont, Virginia, VitalCore Health Strategies, Wellpath
Weekly Update: May 2, 2023
1115 Medicaid Waiver, Alabama, Alaska, Americans with Disabilities Act, Bail, Biden Administration, California, CO, Connecticut, Contraband, CoreCivic, Correct Care Solutions, Correctional Officers, Criminalized Survivors, Data & Statistics, Deaths, Firearms, Georgia, Hepatitis C, Illinois, Juvenile, Juvenile Justice, Kentucky, Khalil A. Cumberbatch, Life Expectancy, Lockdown, Louisville KY, Medicaid, Medicaid Expansion, Medicaid Reentry Act, Mental Health, Mesa County, MIEP, Montana, Mosquitoes, New York, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Public Defender, Reentry, San Diego, San Diego County, Substance Abuse Treatment, Tarrant County, Technology, TX, Utah, Utah Department of Corrections, Vermont, VitalCore Health Strategies, Washington DC, Wellpath, Yoga
Weekly Update: April 18, 2023
1115 Medicaid Waiver, Advanced Correctional Healthcare, Arkansas, Bed Bugs, California, Connecticut, CoreCivic, CorrectHealth, Data & Statistics, Drones, Due Process Continuity of Care Act, EHR, Fulton County, Georgia, HIV, LGBTQ, Medicaid, Medicaid Expansion, Medicaid Reentry Act, Mental Health, Mississippi, Monkeypox, Montana, Neuroscience, New Hampshire, New York, Opioid Treatment, Overtime, Pennsylvania, Reentry, San Diego, Tennessee, Terry Grassaree, Transgender, Turn Key Health Clinics, Utah, Ventura County, Vermont, Wellpath
Weekly Update: April 11, 2023
Arizona, Ben Slocum, Bob McCabe, Bundled Payment, CA, Cancer, Charleston County, Congressman Paul D. Tonko, Connecticut, Corizon, Correct Care Solutions, COVID-19, Data & Statistics, DNR, e-messaging, Fulton County, Georgia, Gerard Boyle, Global Tel*Link, H.I.G Capital, Hepatitis C, HIV, Housing, Illinois, Indiana, JPay, Judge Roslyn Silver, Kristin Graziano, Mask Mandate, Medicaid, Medicaid Expansion, Medicaid Reentry Act, Mortality, Post Release Stipend, Probation, Reentry, Rikers Island, Securus, Sentence Reduction, South Carolina, Strip Search, Tuberculosis, Ventura County, Vermont, Violence, Virginia, VitalCore Health Strategies, Voting, Washington State, Wellpath, Women in Corrections, YesCare
Weekly Update: April 4, 2023
AI, Alabama, Armor Correctional Health Services, Bail Reform, California, CFG Health Systems, Charleston County, Clearview AI, Congressman Paul D. Tonko, Corizon, CorrectCare-Integrated Health, Deafness, Death Sentenct, Facial Recognition, Firing Squad, Florida, Fulton County, Gavin Newsom, Georgia, Geriatric Inmates, Harris Health System, Hepatitis C, HIV, Idaho, Khalil Cumberbatch, Kristin Graziano, Los Angeles Sheriff's Department, Medicaid, Medicaid Expansion, Montana, Mortality, NaphCare, North Carolina, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Pregnancy, Reentry, Representatives David Trone, Ron DeSantis, San Quentin, Senator Tammy Baldwin, Sentence Reduction, Solitary Confinement, South Carolina, Staffing Shortages, Tuberculosis, Vikki Wachino, Virginia, VitalCore Health Strategies, Wellpath, YesCare
Weekly Update: March 28, 2023
Connecticut, Correctional Nursing, Correctional Officers, Data & Statistics, Due Process Continuity of Care Act, Education, Housing, Identification, Irvo Otieno, JPay, Medicaid, Medicaid Expansion, Mentally Ill, Mortality, NAMES, Nevada, North Carolina, Opioid Epidemic, Pell Grant, Probation, Quality Correctional Health Care, Reentry, Representatives David Trone, Seattle, Senator Ed Markey, Senator Jeff Merkley, Texas, Virginia, Wellpath
Weekly Update: March 21, 2023
1115 Medicaid Waiver, ACLU, Alabama, Arkansas, Assisted Living, Bail Reform, Bribery, Colorado, Connecticut, Contraband, Correct Care Solutions, Correctional Officers, Data & Statistics, Denver, Dr. Robert Karas, Florida, Gang, Gavin Newsom, Georgia, HIV, Los Angeles County, Los Angeles Sheriff's Department, Maine, Mental Health Offender Program, Mentally Ill, MOUD, New Jersey, Opioid Epidemic, Oregon, Overdose, Rikers Island, SAFE-T Act, San Quentin, Seattle, Suicide, Texas, Travis County, Tuberculosis, Veterans, Virginia, Webinar, Wellpath, West Virginia, Wisconsin
Weekly Update: March 14, 2023
1115 Medicaid Waiver, 2021, Alabama, Bankruptcy, California, Cancer, Colorado, COVID-19, COVID-19 Vaccination, Craig Waleed, Data & Statistics, Dignity for Incarcerated Women and Girls, Disability Rights NC, Eric Reinhart, Fines and Fees, Florida, Food, Georgia, Idaho, January 6, Juvenile, Los Angeles County, Marjorie Taylor Greene, MEnD Correctional Care, Mentally Ill, MOUD, Natives, North Carolina, Nutrition, Offender Mentor Certification Program, Opioid Epidemic, Overdose, Pennsylvania, Recidivism, Reentry, Rikers Island, San Quentin, Sandusky County, Seattle, Solitary Confinement, Stillbirth, Suicide, Turn Key Health Clinics, Unlock the Box, Utah, Wagees, Washington DC, Washington State
Weekly Update: March 7, 2023
1115 Medicaid Waiver, Alabama, Bankruptcy, Bicycle Health, BOP, California, CoreCivic, Corizon Health, COVID-19, Data & Statistics, Deliberate Indifference, Dobbs v. Jackson, Estelle v Gamble, Fetus, Funding, Hawai'i, ICE, Justice Samuel Alito, Juvenile, Los Angeles County, Mentally Ill, Missouri, Montana, MOUD, Native, Natives, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Overdose, Pennsylvania, Recidivism, Reentry, Rikers Island, San Diego, San Quentin, Sara Tirschwell, Sheriff Alex Villanueva, Sheriff Robert Luna, Solitary Confinement, SUD, Suicide, Texas, Valitas Health Service, Webinar, Wellpath, YesCare
Weekly Update: February 28, 2023
1115 Medicaid Waiver, Aging, Alabama, Alaska, Bankruptcy, BOP, California, Co-pay, Corizon Health, Correctional Healthcare Company, Correctional Nursing, COVID-19, Data & Statistics, Early Release, Ethics, Fines and Fees, Harris County, ICE, Jeffrey Sholey, Juvenile, Los Angeles County, Mentally Ill, MOUD, NaphCare, New York City, North Carolina, Ohio, Overdose, Pennsylvania, Podcast, Reentry, Rikers Island, Sara Tirschwell, Sexual Abuse, Solitary Confinement, Staffing Shortages, Substance Use Disorder, SUD, Suicide, Turn Key Health Clinics, Virtual Reality, War On Drugs, Wellpath, Women in Corrections, YesCare
Weekly Update: February 14, 2023
1115 Medicaid Waiver, California, Corizon Health, Correctional Nursing, Court, Fentanyl, Harris County, Housing, Houston, Juvenile, MOUD, New York City, Overdose, Probation, Public Defender, Reentry, Rikers Island, San Diego, Sexual Abuse, Strip Search, SUD, Texas, Vaya Health, Vermont, Webinar, YesCare
Weekly Update: February 07, 2023
1115 Medicaid Waiver, Alabama, California, Correctional Nursing, Data & Statistics, Early Release, Eric Adams, Involuntary, Mental Health, Minnesota, Mississippi, Natives, New York City, Organ Donation, Prison Construction, Probation, Ramsey County, Reentry, San Diego, Sexual Abuse, Sheriff, Taser, Tennessee, Texas, Tuberculosis, Vermont, Violence, Webinar, West Virginia, YesCare
Weekly Update: January 31, 2023
1115 Medicaid Waiver, Alabama, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Bail Reform, California, CARE Act, CARE Courts, Centurion, Compassionate Release, Correctional Officers, Data & Statistics, Department of Justice, DPAD, Dr. Ayne Amjad, Early Release, Eric Adams, Execution, Extortion, Governor Katie Hobbs, Jay-Z, LGBTQ, Los Angeles County, Louisiana, Mental Health, Merrick Garland, Mississippi, NaphCare, New Mexico, New York City, Oklahoma, Recidivism, Rikers Island, Sexual Abuse, SSI Benefits, Stabbing, Tennessee, Turn Key Health Clinics, Tyre Nichols, Violence, Voting, West Virginia, Wexford Health Sources, Women in Corrections
Weekly Update: January 24, 2023
Alabama, CARE Act, Compassionate Release, Connecticut, Correctional Nursing, Correctional Officers, COVID-19, Decarceration, DPAD, Early Release, Ethical Dilemmas, Hawai'i, Homelessness, Mental Health, New York City, Opioid Epidemic, Overdose, Parole, Public Safety, Recidivism, Rikers Island, Sheriff, Sick Leave Abuse, SMI, Solitary Confinement, SSI Benefits, Stabbing, Substance Use Disorder, Vermont, Violence, Women in Corrections, Women Reentry
Weekly Update: January 17, 2023
Advanced Correctional Healthcare, Alternatives To Corrections, Arizona, Arkansas, Cancer, CARE Act, Chronic Disease, Corizon Health, COVID-19, Estelle v Gamble, Hepatitis C, Home Confinement, Jail Safety, LGBTQ, MEnD Correctional Care, New Mexico, New York City, North Carolina, Quality Correctional Health Care, Rikers Island, SDOH, Sexual Abuse, Solitary Confinement, South Dakota, Southern Health Partners, Stabbing, Tuberculosis, Turn Key Health Clinics, Vermont, YesCare
Weekly Update: January 10, 2023
Alabama, Bail, Book Banning, BOP, Cancer, CARE Act, Connecticut, Corizon Health, Correctional Providers, COVID-19, Data & Statistics, Experiments, Hawai'i, Illinois, Inducing Labor, Inmate Voices, Jail Safety, JPay, Juvenile Justice, LGBTQ, MA, Maine, Medi-Cal, Medicaid Expansion, Medicaid Reentry Act, MEnD Correctional Care, Mental Health, Middlesex County, MIEP, MOUD, Naloxone, NaphCare, New Mexico, New York City, Omnibus Appropriations Bill, ONDCP, Opioid Epidemic, Phone Calls, Prison Camera Reform Act, Rikers Island, San Diego, Sexual Abuse, Sheriff Peter J. Koutoujian, Solitary Confinement, Suboxone, Texas, Travis County, TX, UCSF, Vermont, YesCare