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New Federal Law Aims to Improve Health Care Access for Incarcerated Youths
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- A new federal law connects incarcerated youths to health services before release.
- Valentino Valdez highlights the need for mental health treatment post-release.
- The law mandates case management services for 30 days after release.
- Implementing the law will require significant changes in correctional health care.
- States face challenges in identifying eligible youths and billing Medicaid.
- Valdez's experience shows systemic issues in juvenile justice and mental health care.
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