Starting in 2011, realignment funding was made available through AB109 and other legislative actions to support the transitions into communities, and the CalAIM JI program is offered as a solution to reach more people. The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has approved 1115 demonstration waivers  to integrate Medicaid reimbursements into the carceral systems.  Click here for a list of the participating states.

In California, the CalAIM JI program is scheduled to complete the launch of pre-release services in approximately three hundred (300) facilities by October 1, 2026. Linkages and warm handoffs are the cornerstone of reentry programming and inter-locking the pre-release to the post-release experiences establishes continuity of care. CalAIM introduced a new type of provider network, referred to as enhanced care management providers, to address the needs of specific populations with complex needs. Case management services are available to adults and juveniles to coordinate resources to address social determinants of health, physical health, mental health, and substance use treatments. California’s Medi-Cal managed care system is woven together through twenty-three health plans and intent to simplify the navigation to primary care and specialty services, access to housing and food, transportation, and other Medi-Cal benefits & services.

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