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Counties Urged to Join National Effort on Inmate Medical Care
CSAC Supports NACo’s Advocacy on the Continuity of
Government-Provided Medical Coverage for Detainees
By Steve Keil, CSAC Interim Executive Director
skeil@counties.org
CSAC is strongly supporting the National Association of Counties’ (NACo) advocacy effort on inmate medical care. Specifically, NACo wishes to address federal laws that impede the continuity of government-provided medical coverage for persons detained in a state or local facility.
The responsibility for jail inmates’ medical care in these facilities falls to counties. An interruption of medical benefits — and delays in re-enrollment that individuals typically experience once released from detention — can create serious problems both for the individual and for the county.
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