Cuellar Alison Evans, Cheema Jehanzeb
George Mason University, Fairfax, VA, USA,
J Behav Health Serv Res. 2014 Oct;41(4):447-59. doi: 10.1007/s11414-014-9404-0.
The 2010 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) has a number of important features for individuals who are involved with the criminal justice system. Among the most important changes is the expansion of Medicaid to more adults. The current study estimates that 10% of the total Medicaid expansion could include individuals who have experienced recent incarceration. The ACA also emphasizes the importance of mental health and substance abuse benefits, potentially changing the landscape of behavioral health treatment providers willing to serve criminal justice populations. Finally, it seeks to promote coordinated care delivery. New care delivery and appropriate funding models are needed to address the behavioral health and other chronic conditions experienced by those in criminal justice and to coordinate care within the complex structure of the justice system itself.
2010年的《患者保护与平价医疗法案》（ACA）对涉及刑事司法系统的个人具有多项重要特征。其中最重要的变化之一是将医疗补助计划扩大到更多成年人。当前研究估计，医疗补助计划总扩张人数的10%可能包括近期有过监禁经历的个人。ACA还强调了心理健康和药物滥用福利的重要性，这可能会改变愿意为刑事司法人群提供服务的行为健康治疗提供者的格局。最后，它旨在促进协调护理服务。需要新的护理服务和适当的资金模式，以解决刑事司法系统中人员所经历的行为健康和其他慢性病问题，并在司法系统本身的复杂结构内协调护理服务。
