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Lawmakers press DOC on inmate health care, $5 co‑pay and women's screening access
Summary
Legislators questioned DOC officials about the $5 medical co‑pay, its operational effects, how collected co‑pay revenue is used, and whether incarcerated women receive 3‑D mammography and other maternal supports; DOC said co‑pay removal would require significant new appropriations and that contracted vendors provide screening.
Legislators pressed the Department of Corrections on the $5 medical co‑pay and access to women’s health services during a state appropriations hearing.
Representative Codd asked whether the $5 co‑pay is a barrier given many incarcerated people earn pennies an hour. DOC witnesses said suspending the co‑pay previously during the COVID response led to a substantial increase in sick‑call requests, overburdening providers; restoring free care would require hiring more practitioners. An agency official…
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