NIC Web Series on the Affordable Care Act

This webinar explains:

• what health literacy has to do with accessing health care;
• what literacy is;
• what health literacy is;
• the five steps of health literacy-find health information, understand it, evaluate it, communicate it, and use it;
• the health literacy of U.S. adults;
• health literacy is disproportionate;
• barriers to good health literacy;
• what needs to be done;
• prevalence of disease;
• health risks following release;
• transitional care-continuity of care;
• barriers to care;
• Transitions Clinic Program-patient centered and culturally competent care for returning prisoners;
• strategies to successful engagement post-release;
• the need for referrals to the community by criminal justice providers;
• how to make connections between criminal justice providers and the community;
• referrals to the community from the jail or prison;
• referrals to the community;
• and electronic linkages.

This webinar will: define roles that criminal justice professionals play in Medicaid Administrative Claiming (MAC) and Targeted Case Management (TCM); define service needs of justice involved individuals; highlight community corrections and criminal justice agency examples of resource utilization; explain strategies for meeting increased demand for healthcare services under the Affordable Care Act; and differentiate between MAC and TCM. The webinar aims to: demonstrate that MAC and TCM are excellent fits with day to day activities that Probation Officers and Parole Agents provide; and walk through the process to assist interested individuals in getting MAC/TCM up and running in their locales.