A Look At The Players In Corrections Health Care

Health care services in the corrections system are getting more attention – some of it because of Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) changes that make the transition from corrections health care to Medicaid health plans more speedy (see PPACA & Medicaid Enrollment Post Incarceration), and some because of the challenges and issues in serving the justice-involved population (see No Wonder and A “New” Justice Involved Population). A couple weeks ago, I took a look at government contracting in the corrections health system and reviewed some of the largest correctional health care contracts of the past year in our . . .