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Hardin County jail billing audit yields $50,383 refund; county expects recurring savings
Summary
Jailer Josh Lindbloom told the fiscal court the county received $50,383.53 from the hospital’s purchaser after an audit of detention‑center medical billing and that repricing going forward could save roughly $50,000 per year (about $750,000 over 15 years), pending completion of additional audits.
Jailer Josh Lindbloom reported to the Hardin County Fiscal Court on Jan. 13 that an audit tied to the 2020 hospital sale has produced a first refund check of $50,383.53 and that billing repricing going forward should return ongoing savings.
Lindbloom explained that a $150,000 annual allotment established in the hospital sale agreement had not been repriced for some inmate hospital…
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