Medical Debt Behind Bars: New Report Examines the Impact of Medical Debt on Incarcerated People
Advocates Recommend Eliminating Fees for Medical Care in Prisons and Jails and Ending the Collection of Carceral Medical Debt
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Comments on Proposed Medicaid and Medicare Program Rules Amending Definition of Custody for Purposes of Medicare Exclusion (CMS-1809-P)
To improve access to healthcare for people leaving incarceration, CMS is proposing to change the definition of “custody” for the purposes of Medicare eligibility rules and the Medicare special enrollment period (SEP) for formerly incarcerated individuals. These changes would now expand Medicare eligibility to people on parole, probation, or home detention, resulting in improved access…
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Medical Debt Behind Bars: The Punishing Impact of Copays, Fees, and Other Carceral Medical Debt
This National Consumer Law Center (NCLC) report provides an overview of the carceral medical debt problem and policy recommendations and solutions to address the issue. The report provides background on the nature of carceral medical debt, including the complex healthcare needs of people who are incarcerated, what fees are assessed and why, how these fees…
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Comments on FinCEN's Proposed Rule on Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism Programs
NCLC supports FinCEN’s efforts to strengthen and modernize the anti-money laundering and countering the financing of terrorism (AML/CFT) program requirements for financial institutions, but urges FinCEN to do more.
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Captive Concerns: Incarcerated People Face Obstacles to Reporting Consumer Abuses
Consumer protection laws apply to incarcerated people. But because of incarcerated people’s limited and highly regulated contact with the outside world, they struggle to report consumer problems such as identity theft and fraud, as well as abusive practices perpetrated by the private companies that they must rely on for essential services and goods within correctional…
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Civil Rights Letter to the FCC in Support of Lower Prison Communication Rates
A coalition of civil rights organizations urges the Federal Communications Commission to follow Congress’ mandate in the Martha Wright Reed Just and Reasonable Communications Act to provide capped, lower communications rates. The civil rights organizations further urge the Commission to adopt meaningful consumer protection and billing transparency policies and finish the reforms needed to fully…
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