I am a correctional health care professional looking for information about real healthcare costs in jails with ADP 1500-2000 inmates. Why? I consult with a number of facilities regarding healthcare and the question, and in this day of ever increasing costs, I am frequently asked, "What is the average cost of health care in jails?" I know that there are many variables that affect each facility'ss costs--please let me know what you have found that impacts your facility's costs.
Please include all healthcare costs for medical, dental, and mental health services, all on- and offisite costs, staffing, pharmaceuticals, equipment and supplies and number of inmate days (if that statistic is kept). If you know your per diem healthcare costs, I would very much appreciate that figure. While there are figures available for state corrections, there is very little available for jails--the last study was in the late 1990's.
Thank you!