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Death, Neglect and the Bottom Line: Push to Cut Costs Poses Risks
Publication year:
1998
| Cataloged on:
Oct. 31, 2006
ANNOTATION: Issues surrounding HMOs behind bars are explored. Sections within this investigative report include: reason to question; unusual punishments; disciplined doctors; a threat to public health; a social problem; a history of abuse; the bottom line; and no choice for patients in prison. Managed care companies receive an estimated $94 million a year for provision of correctional health care.