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County correspondence flags jail‑health contractor departures after multimillion‑dollar verdicts
Summary
Cowlitz County received notice that a contractor providing health care in Washington jails is withdrawing from the state after large court awards against a vendor; county staff said a replacement vendor must be identified by September and that costs may rise.
County correspondence presented to the Board of Commissioners included a letter from law firm Perkins Coie describing provider changes affecting jail health care in Washington state. Staff said Ever Health Operations (contracting arrangements described in the correspondence) and the related company NAF Care are withdrawing from Washington; county staff said a replacement vendor must be identified by…
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