 Certain inmates leaving jail or prison can now get Medicaid coverage in the Northwest. Brian Calvert with those details. This is new in Oregon, where the state has been approved to give those inmates Medicaid coverage 90 days before their release. The Oregon Health Authority says that's important because those people often have a gap in coverage until healthcare coverage resumes. The change will allow them to get medications, especially those medications they might need to maintain addiction recovery. Washington has a similar policy on the books under its AppleCare Medicaid coverage.