title: Rumble over jailhouse healthcare. As states broaden outsourcing to private vendors, critics question quality of care and cost savings.
abstract: The trend for states to outsource prison healthcare has met opposition from inmate advocates and legal aid groups. They fear quality of care will suffer, while others debate whether outsourcing care saves any money. Corizon, the largest U.S. private prison healthcare provider, says it definitely delivers savings. "We are the model because we've been doing capitated rates since we've been in business. Our cost per individual is significantly less than in the 'free world,' "says Corizon CEO Rich Hallworth.
authors.forename: Beth
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Kutscher
authors.forename: Harris
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Meyer
mesh_terms: D017046:Cost Savings; D003695:Delivery of Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000592:standards; D006801:Humans; D020416:Outsourced Services / Q000191:economics* / Q000592:standards; D011330:Prisons; D017149:Private Sector; D011787:Quality of Health Care; D013219:State Government