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Madison County officials weigh 20% proposed increase to jail medical contract
Summary
Madison County Judge Executive Reagan Taylor told the Fiscal Court that the county's detention medical provider proposed about $13,000 a month in additional charges, raising monthly jail medical costs from roughly $65,000 to about $78,000; the court directed staff to negotiate and return with options.
At a June 10 meeting of the Madison County Fiscal Court, Judge Executive Reagan Taylor told the court that the county's detention medical contractor submitted a proposed increase of roughly $13,000 a month for medical services at the Madison County Detention Center, and asked the court for direction to negotiate the contract before it renews July 1.
Taylor said the county currently pays about $65,000 a month for medical services and that the proposed increase would raise that to about $78,000 a month, an increase he described in the meeting as roughly 20 percent. "I just need some direction," Taylor said, adding he would seek to negotiate and bring a revised proposal back…
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