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| Private Insurers May Be Forced to Keep Coverage for Inmates |
| By .thelundreport.org - Christopher David Gray |
| Published: 04/18/2013 |
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April 17, 2013 — Jails and prisons are required by law to provide necessary healthcare to anyone in custody — the Supreme Court has said anything else would be inhumane. But the minute someone is arrested or jailed, the federal government stops providing healthcare coverage, and many private insurers follow suit. The situation leaves county sheriff’s offices with an unfunded mandate — precisely at the time healthcare costs are skyrocketing and county budgets in Oregon are being decimated, either from the recession or the loss of timber subsidies. Read More. |
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