Interactive Planning Session - Working with the Criminal Justice Community

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Juanica Fernandes, Regional Director (FL)

Emily Fisher, Regional Director (OH)

05.11.16

Justice Partnerships


Welcome!INTRODUCTIONS

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Objectives:• Understand more of the language used when working with the

justice community

• Review models of partnerships within the justice community

Goals:• Acquire the ability to articulate the benefit the justice community

receive in an outreach/enrollment partnership

• Identify immediate next steps to establish similar partnership in your community

• Get planning!

Objectives and Goals


Have you worked with

justice involved

population?

What has your work looked like

so far?

What are your

goals?


ADDRESSING THE POPULATION

Restored Citizen

Re-entering adults Returning Citizen Re-integrating adults Justice-Involved Population

Stigma: Ex-con, ex-offender, former inmate


ADDRESSING THE “WHY”


WHY THE JUSTICE COMMUNITY?

70% are uninsured

Prisons release >600k

per year

95% will return to the community

50% have a mental health

disorder

4.7 million on probation/parole

112,520 enrolled from

2013-2015

65% have substance

abuse/addiction

2.2 million incarcerated


A POPULATION IN NEED

Access to services provides better management of health conditions and

contributes to reduced rates of recidivism.


WHAT TO KNOW WHEN WORKING WITH THE JUSTICE POPULATION


INCARCERATION RATES


WHO IS ELIGIBLE TO ENROLL?

Halfway House

Parole

Probation

Actively incarcerated


OBTAINING COVERAGE

Marketplace__________________

Cannot enroll until release

2017: Individuals will notify the marketplace ahead of their release

---------------------------------SEP or OE

Medicaid_______________

Termination suspension of coverage.

Re-Instate or Re-Enroll

---------------------------------Year-round

Coverage Gap_______________

Changes in circumstance

Children or family

Relationship building


DOES THE FEE APPLY?

Post release responsibilities:

- File an exemption

- Expanded Medicaid

- SEP


What does a Community Justice Partnership Look like?


Model 1

Post Release:Re-Entering adult is released from facility

and reports to probation officer. Probation officer

provides ACA materials and is instructed to call

assister.

Re-entering adult calls assister and is

screened for ACA.If eligible, assister

schedules an appointment in the

Connector

Assister enrolls re-entering adult into Marketplace plan.

Citizen GETS COVERED!


Model 2

Pre-Release• Information

session held at facility

• Assister Collects inmate information

Post Release• Assister Follows

up with re entered Adult

• Schedules an appointment in connector.

Follow-up• Enrolls citizen in

ACA!


Enroll America Ohio worked with an organization called MCS-TOUCH. MCS TOUCH reached out to Enroll Ohio to ask if we would be willing to provide enrollment assistance during orientations once a month for the new job training program they were starting.

During the first orientation, 12 folks applied for Medicaid. Enroll Ohio later hosted several enrollment assistance sessions for all of the inmates who weren't participating in the MCS TOUCH program.

Subsequently, through the probation officer, Enroll Ohio was given referrals of folks who were going on probation and uninsured. Enroll Ohio attended more than 15 fairs in the last two years, resulting in those commit cards being collected.

Outcome:Enrolled 37 incarcerated individuals into Medicaid between December '15 - February '16Collected 926 follow up cards (as a state) between June 2014-Sept 2015 through reentry fairs at federal prisons.

Case Study


Where to start...

STEP 1- Determine your capacity.

STEP 2- Write a 30 sec Pitch

STEP 3- Call the facility

STEP 4- Use your 30 sec pitch.*IF they are unavailable and you have to leave a message. Leave only your first and last name, but DO NOT leave your company’s name.

STEP 5- Ask for everything you want!


30 Sec Pitch

Introduce yourself and your organization

Explain why you are contacting their organization

Tell why this is important for you.

What’s in it for them?


Let’s Practice

1.Take 5 min to prepare your 30-second “elevator pitch.”

3.Practice with a partner!


Always personalize.

Minimize hassle.

Use examples of success

Make Ask

Follow Up

Quick Tips to Remember


WHAT NOW…


Breakout into groups of 3.

Planning Breakout

Some things to think about:

1. Who needs to be at the table?2. What does success look like?3. When do you need to get

started to be successful?


Discussion

What were some highlights from your discussion?


Questions

**Health Coverage and Care for the Adult Criminal Justice-Involved Population – KFF, 2014


Thank You!

Healthcare

Interactive Planning Session - Working with the Criminal Justice Community