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County to switch jail medical contractor; Medico bid ~46% higher than current cost
Summary
Corrections director told commissioners the county selected Medico as the lowest bidder for inmate medical services; the quoted first‑year cost is substantially higher than the current contract and will include multi‑year increases.
Cowlitz County Corrections Director Brent Fox told the Board of Commissioners that the county has selected Medico (also written as Medeco in meeting materials) as the lowest bidder for inmate medical services and will bring a personal services agreement to the board for approval.
Fox said the county’s current contractor, NafCare, had been charging approximately $2,730,381 per year under the existing arrangement. The Medico proposal, Fox said, would cost $4,000,827 in the first year — a stated increase of roughly 46.5 percent. Years two and three carry 3 percent annual…
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