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Department of Corrections renegotiated health contract to avoid steeper market increase, agency says
Summary
The Department of Corrections told the House Budget Committee it renegotiated the state inmate‑healthcare contract to avoid a potential 16–28% price spike in a rebid, settling instead on roughly a 10% increase with added on‑site services; DOC asked for $20 million in supplemental authority for FY25.
The Department of Corrections (DOC) told the House Budget Committee it renegotiated its vendor contract for inmate medical care ahead of a planned rebid, and that the state secured a lower price and several operational changes.
What DOC said: Acting DOC Director Trevor Foley told the committee the original contract was bid in 2020 and covered an initial multi‑year period; the vendor informed the department in spring 2024 that it would not accept the out‑year extension terms due to post‑pandemic health‑care price pressures. DOC said other states that recently rebid inmate medical services saw price increases of 16%–28%.
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