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Committee approves $600,000 increase for jail medical services after administrator details high costs
Summary
Williamson County approved a $600,000 appropriation to the sheriff's detention medical budget after the jail administrator described unpredictable, high-cost medical cases—one detainee's bills totaled about $172,000—prompting questions about state reimbursement and TennCare eligibility.
The Williamson County Budget Committee approved a $600,000 appropriation May 4 to the sheriff's detention budget to cover medical services, citing unpredictable and occasionally very high costs for inmate care.
Committee member discussion flagged the unpredictability of medical bills for detainees. "We had a…
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