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7. If the inmates are in a for-profit private facility

Thu Feb 6, 2014, 10:47 AM

Feb 2014

and are enrolled in medicaid the jail owners should be required to lower their charges to the state or county.

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Jails Enroll Inmates in Obamacare to Pass Hospital Costs to U.S. [View all] xchrom Feb 2014 OP

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

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