Even In Prison, Health Care Often Comes With A Copay
9 years, 6 months ago

Even In Prison, Health Care Often Comes With A Copay

NPR  

Even In Prison, Health Care Often Comes With A Copay Enlarge this image Budi Satria Kwan/ImageZoo/Corbis Budi Satria Kwan/ImageZoo/Corbis Correctional facilities have to provide health services to people who are incarcerated, but that doesn't mean the care is free of charge. Some states and local governments require copayments for emergency treatment and hospitalizations in addition to routine care, says Lauren-Brooke Eisen, senior counsel at the Brennan Center's justice program who authored the study. The process, implemented two years ago, is intended to give inmates better access to health care services, says Phillip Greer, chief of corrections at the center. Among inmates with chronic medical problems, many didn't receive a medical exam while incarcerated, including 68 percent of local jail inmates, 20 percent of state prison inmates and 14 percent of federal prison inmates, a 2009 study published in the American Journal of Public Health found.

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Lawmaker: There is no outside oversight of medical care at Mississippi prisons
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Lawmaker: There is no outside oversight of medical care at Mississippi prisons

Associated Press  

The House passed a bill Thursday that would direct the state Department of Health to conduct a sweeping review of the medical care provided to inmates at Mississippi prisons. The legislation is necessary because the state Department of Corrections is policing its own provision of health care at prisons, where inmates are sometimes deprived of medical procedures, prevented access to …

Health care is key for youths getting out of prison. A new law helps them get it
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Health care is key for youths getting out of prison. A new law helps them get it

NPR  

Health care is key for youths getting out of prison. "It's not going to be flipping a switch," said Vikki Wachino, founder and executive director of the Health and Reentry Project, which has been helping states implement the law. Sponsor Message Even though the number of juveniles incarcerated in the U.S. has dropped significantly over the past two decades, more …

Lawmakers push for federal prison oversight after reports of inadequate medical care
1 year, 3 months ago

Lawmakers push for federal prison oversight after reports of inadequate medical care

NPR  

Lawmakers push for federal prison oversight after reports of inadequate medical care Enlarge this image toggle caption Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images Two key senators on the committee tasked with overseeing the nation's federal prisons are now urging the Bureau of Prisons to fix a medical care system that has allowed people in its care …

California promises better care for thousands of inmates as they leave prison
1 year, 9 months ago

California promises better care for thousands of inmates as they leave prison

LA Times  

California has agreed to improve healthcare for newly released prison inmates, reforms that “should help shut the revolving door between homelessness and incarceration,” says attorney Ben Bien-Kahn. California has agreed to improve healthcare for newly released prison inmates who are disabled, including through a series of measures that advocates say will help almost everyone trying to make the transition from …

California prison inmates to get some Medicaid care
2 years, 2 months ago

California prison inmates to get some Medicaid care

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The federal government will allow Medicaid dollars to treat some people in prisons, jails or juvenile detention centers for the first time ever, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services announced Thursday. She said the change will allow the state to “make unprecedented advancements for incarcerated individuals who have long been underserved.” At least 10 other states have …

Judge: Arizona violates prisoners’ rights with poor care
2 years, 8 months ago

Judge: Arizona violates prisoners’ rights with poor care

Associated Press  

PHOENIX — A judge ruled Arizona has been violating the constitutional rights of incarcerated people in state-run prisons by providing them with inadequate medical and mental health care, saying the state has known about the problem for years but refused to correct its failures. In a blistering verdict Thursday, U.S. District Judge Roslyn Silver concluded the state’s inaction showed it …

Editorial: Release California from the prison of over-incarceration
2 years, 11 months ago

Editorial: Release California from the prison of over-incarceration

LA Times  

As COVID-19 infections reached pandemic status in 2020, more than one of every 100 working-age American adults were locked up in jail or prison. The absence of so many parents and other adult relatives added, and continues to add, yet one more layer of trauma to communities already saddled with the least wealth, the fewest housing options, the lowest employment …

Tasmania's Prison Mental Health Care Taskforce reveals system failing inmates, advocates say
4 years, 5 months ago

Tasmania's Prison Mental Health Care Taskforce reveals system failing inmates, advocates say

ABC  

Tasmanian prisoner advocates say inmates with mental health issues are leaving custody in worse condition than when they were incarcerated, with some forced off their medications due to poor administrative processes. Key points: A report says there is an absence of specialist mental health care for inmates with severe mental illness Advocates say Tasmania has only two full-time equivalent mental …

Bill seeks end to privatized health care in Arizona prisons
5 years, 3 months ago

Bill seeks end to privatized health care in Arizona prisons

Associated Press  

PHOENIX — A lawmaker has proposed ending Arizona’s practice of hiring private companies to provide health care for its 34,000 prison inmates and instead turning that duty back to the state. Democratic Rep. Diego Rodriguez of Phoenix said his bill to end privatized health services at Arizona’s 10 state-run prisons was inspired by numerous accounts about inmates with minor ailments …

Government failing in duty of care to prisoners as jail sentences lead to poorer health, MPs warn
6 years, 2 months ago

Government failing in duty of care to prisoners as jail sentences lead to poorer health, MPs warn

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. A new report by a parliamentary committee found increasingly “unsafe and unsanitary” prison conditions …

It Is The Duty Of The State Govt To Provide Medical Treatment To Inmates/Prisoners In Need: Bombay HC [Read Judgment]
6 years, 9 months ago

It Is The Duty Of The State Govt To Provide Medical Treatment To Inmates/Prisoners In Need: Bombay HC [Read Judgment]

Live Law  

The Bombay High Court has held that it is the duty of the state to provide free medical assistance to any inmate or prisoner.A division bench of Acting Chief Justice VK Tahilramani and Justice MS Sonak disposed off the petition for parole filed by one Ajaysingh Dahiya and held that the prison authorities and the state will continue to provide …

It Is The Duty Of The State Govt To Provide Medical Treatment To Inmates/Prisoners In Need: Bombay HC [Read Judgment]
6 years, 9 months ago

It Is The Duty Of The State Govt To Provide Medical Treatment To Inmates/Prisoners In Need: Bombay HC [Read Judgment]

Live Law  

The Bombay High Court has held that it is the duty of the state to provide free medical assistance to any inmate or prisoner.A division bench of Acting Chief Justice VK Tahilramani and Justice MS Sonak disposed off the petition for parole filed by one Ajaysingh Dahiya and held that the prison authorities and the state will continue to provide …

Helping Ex-Inmates Stay Out Of The ER Brings Multiple Benefits
8 years, 3 months ago

Helping Ex-Inmates Stay Out Of The ER Brings Multiple Benefits

NPR  

Helping Ex-Inmates Stay Out Of The ER Brings Multiple Benefits Enlarge this image toggle caption Rae Ellen Bichell/NPR Rae Ellen Bichell/NPR The Washington, D.C., jail has big metal doors that slam shut. "The first thing is that they usually have no permanent address, which means that they cannot apply for health insurance and/or there's nowhere to receive those documents if …

Consultants recommend health chief for prison system
11 years, 11 months ago

Consultants recommend health chief for prison system

LA Times  

Consultants hired by the federal agent running California’s prison healthcare system say the state should put medical care for inmates under its own division to “safeguard” the gains made under court oversight. The consultants recommend increased use of tele-medicine, in which doctors use video links to “see” patients in remote prisons, and rely more on medical assistants for routine care. …

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