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UTMB Challenges Texas State Audit, while Legislature Imposes $100 Prisoner Health Care Co-Pay
Loaded on Oct. 15, 2012
by Matthew Clarke
published in Prison Legal News
October, 2012, page 42
Filed under:
Contractor Misconduct,
Medical,
Private Contractors,
Medical Expenses.
Location:
Texas.
by Matt Clarke
The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston (UTMB) has challenged the findings of a state audit of the prisoner health care services it provides. The challenged audit reported that UTMB improperly charged the state for about $40 million in prison medical-related costs while reporting a …
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