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Adams County awards $13.49M-a-year inmate health contract to CoreHealth after Wellpath shortfalls
Summary
Following problems with the prior vendor, the county approved a two-year agreement with CoreHealth for comprehensive inmate medical, mental health and MAT services at the Adams County Detention Facility at $13,492,008.45 annually. The contract increases required staff levels and reflects higher liability and inflation-driven costs.
The Adams County Board of Commissioners unanimously approved a two-year agreement on Jan. 7 with CoreHealth for comprehensive inmate medical, mental-health and medication-assisted treatment (MAT) services at the Adams County Detention Facility, at $13,492,008.45 per year.
Sheriff Gene Claps summarized the county's procurement timeline and the reasons for the vendor change. "This contract is an amount of $13,492,008.45 annually and that's a 2 year contract," Claps said, describing a process that began after contract deficiencies were identified under the…
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