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| Volusia jail medical provider could change |
| By news-journalonline.com- Andrew Gant |
| Published: 10/02/2014 |
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After close to a decade with the same private health care provider treating inmates in the county jail, the Volusia County Council will decide today whether to keep the country’s largest and perhaps most controversial jail medical contractor or switch to a new company. Volusia’s expiring contract with Corizon, the corrections giant that has contracts in more than 500 facilities around the country, has opened up the Volusia Branch Jail to two new bidders: Correct Care Solutions, which is in almost 500 correctional facilities, and Armor Correctional Health services, which is in less than 60. The decision is a roughly $25 million one, with a three-year contract up for grabs covering an estimated $8 million in annual costs. It will affect the health of thousands of people who spend time behind bars, many of them in poor health, facing untreated mental conditions or dealing with substance abuse. Read More. |
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