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mucifer

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4. What matters is when they get out. If the jail or prison helps them apply, unless the

Reply to TheDebbieDee (Reply #2)

Thu Feb 6, 2014, 10:27 AM

Feb 2014

laws change, they have health care when they are out of jail or prison. The hope is that some might not return to jail. The thought behind this is that there are some people who go to jail because they are ill and want medical attention. If this is the case it is financially much cheaper to provide insurance for the people than pay for jail AND healthcare.

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That's good. Hopefully less people will be jailed for being poor. mucifer Feb 2014 #1

They are inmates. Anyway you do it, their healthcare is paid for with taxpayer dollars... TheDebbieDee Feb 2014 #2

What matters is when they get out. If the jail or prison helps them apply, unless the mucifer Feb 2014 #4

When they go to jail, it is the states responsibility to care for their health. NCTraveler Feb 2014 #3

I wish the states were still responsible for some reimbursement. While I agree with the concept, okaawhatever Feb 2014 #5

I think most of the people will qualify for a very low or no copay mucifer Feb 2014 #6

If the inmates are in a for-profit private facility DURHAM D Feb 2014 #7

I like this approach, would go one step further - linkage for post incarceration follow up. pinto Feb 2014 #8