Prison Healthcare Angelia Burnette HCS 430 May 28‚ 2012 Susan Kajfasz Prison Healthcare Healthcare is a big topic no matter how you view it‚ but when looking at it from the point of a person who is in prison‚ it takes on a whole new view. Those who are in prison have federal and state laws that say that the prisons must provide them with medical facilities for their healthcare needs. This paper will identify a governmental agency that regulates the healthcare that is provided
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Prison Health Care Agency Paper Jessica Jones HCS/430 March 16‚ 2015 Brenda Wright Prison Health Care Agency Paper The national health care expenditures in the United States are excessive. High health care prices are the main reason for excessive health care spending in the United States. According to the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People‚ (NAACP) the United States is 5% of the World population and has 25% of world prisoners. The 25% of detainees are a combination of those
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Prison Health Care Michelle Harris HCS/430 February 9‚ 2015 Taryn Zubich Prison Health Care Health care is a major issue. The issue of health care‚ no matter who views‚ takes on many perspectives‚ however‚ the point of view of prison is a another world of its own. Federal and state laws in place states that correctional facilities and/or prisons must provide prisoners with medical facilities that would oversee their medical needs. This paper will identify a governmental
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Health care regulatory agencies supervise professional of the health care profession such as physicians‚ hospitals‚ and labs. Providing information in regards to changes in health care along with ensuring the safety and legal compliance and the quality of services provided to the public is the duty assigned to the agency. These agencies can range from the federal‚ all the way to the local level with the task of establishing rules and regulations for the health care industry to follow
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expensive health care. In Michigan‚ a state study found that in a single year (2009) health care for inmates ages 55 to 59 cost more than four times more than for those aged 20 to 24. In Georgia‚ caring for prisoners ages 65 or older costs about $8‚565 per inmate each year. The average annual health-care cost for Georgian prisoners under 65? $961 per inmate. So‚ what’s a state to do? According to experts interviewed by Pew‚ states are trying to rein in costs by providing remote health care‚ outsourcing
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According Health Care in Prisons and Jails‚ medical care in a prison or jail depends on the local facility. In general‚ prisoners do not receive health care that meets public health standards. Each year‚ many Americans with chronic diseases are jailed. This includes: about 25% of HIV-infected Americans; 33% of those infected with hepatitis C virus (HCV‚ see fact sheet 507); 40% of Americans with active tuberculosis (see fact sheet 518) Among these inmates‚ up to 50% have mental disorders‚ as many
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Regulatory agencies play a very important role in the healthcare industry. They make sure that hospitals and healthcare practitioners follow the appropriate regulations and policies. Regulatory agencies work in federal‚ state and local level. Majority of the regulatory agencies are government agencies‚ but they are a few private regulatory agencies for example the joint commission. Regulatory agencies work and collaborate to enhance the outcome of the United States healthcare. Their number one priority
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Prison Health Care Agency HCS/430 Legal Issues in Health Care: Regulation and Compliance August 4‚ 2014 Prison Health Care Agency There are many facets in the health care industry. Examples include hospitals‚ urgent care centers‚ physicians’ offices‚ medical labs‚ and more. One not really spoken about‚ is the prison health care system. Prison health care is the medical treatment of inmates in the United States Correctional Facilities (Means & Cochran‚ 2012) this is according to the report. The
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Mental Health Care Needs Prisons have a great amount of mentally ill inmates and there is a risk that other inmates could developmental disabilities as well. The increase of mentally ill inmates in the prisons is because they are in danger to the public and also that there is a shortage of mental illness facilities. The issue of all of these mental cases in our prisons could all be easily eliminated if the community had sufficient resourceful treatment programs and other possible community programs
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Bureau of Prisons Regulatory Agency Health Care is not just of concern to the private sector. Health Care reaches into the prison system as well. Federal and state laws have been created to ensure that the prison system provides health care through the medical facilities available. The Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) is the government agency that regulates the health care that is given to federal inmates in the United States. The BOP licenses’‚ certifies‚ accredits‚ and runs the background checks
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