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| State spends big on prison health temps |
| By sacbee.com |
| Published: 12/14/2009 |
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Anna Marie Antonio, a nurse practitioner who has worked at the California Medical Facility prison in Vacaville, is golden. Antonio may be a superb clinician. But her sparkle lies in payments for her services by the court-appointed receiver who manages health care in California's prisons. Antonio's temporary employment agency, or registry, collected $393 per hour for her work – more than six times the average paid to state employees for the same work. When Antonio learned of the rate from a reporter, she gasped: "Wow!" Antonio, who currently works at a Solano County public clinic, said she pocketed less than a quarter of the fee and paid for her own health insurance, adding, "You are on your own if something happens." Read More. |
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