How one founder's work inside correctional facilities revealed that enrollment is only the beginning — and what he built to finish the job.
Chad R. LaBoy has spent years working inside county jails and detention facilities across Florida, Georgia, Alabama, and beyond — building healthcare enrollment infrastructure that operates at zero cost to the county. Through licensed agents, documented workflows, and compliance-aligned operations, his team identifies eligible individuals at intake, activates ACA marketplace and Medicaid coverage, and ensures that coverage is live before release day. The work is recognized by the American Jail Association, carries a BBB A+ rating, and has earned Honorary Membership in the Florida Sheriffs Association and Platinum Partnership with the Alabama Sheriffs Association.
After years of operating across 50+ facilities and connecting thousands of individuals to coverage, Chad saw something consistent: healthcare coverage was the foundation that worked. People with active coverage stayed healthier, stayed connected to the system, and were far less likely to cycle back. The infrastructure mattered. The coverage was real.
But Chad also saw what happened when coverage was the only thing a person walked out with. Active insurance — but no doctor's appointment scheduled. No one to call about their prescription. No referral to a housing program, a mental health provider, or a job. No one making sure they actually used what they had.
Healthcare coverage is the foundation. Community connection is what makes it hold. IHAP was built to bridge that gap — connecting each person's new coverage to the housing, mental health support, employment resources, and peer connections that turn a card into a real shot at stability.
IHAP — the Inmate Health Access Program — was founded to be that traction. Not a competitor to the community organizations already doing vital work. The missing piece that makes everything else grip.
IHAP received its federal 501(c)(3) determination in March 2026. It is an independent charitable organization — with its own board, its own mission, and its own accounting. Every dollar donated to IHAP goes to the people IHAP serves.
IHAP doesn't recreate what already exists. The coverage is real. The community organizations are real. The mental health resources are real. IHAP makes sure people reach all of it.
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