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: Grits for Breakfast

On the sunny side of the street: Is it time for an independent evaluation of 'telemedicine'?

By Gritsforbreakfast

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Since I've posted quite a bit of critical material about healthcare in Texas prisons over the years, I thought it only fair to share what Correctional Managed Health Care E.D. Alan Hightower told the Senate Criminal Justice Committee yesterday are the three most important improvements at TDCJ healthcare since UTMB and Texas Tech took over the system. I personally learned quite a bit from the discussion.First, the main benefit from operating the prison health system through UTMB appears to be reduced drug pricing. Because UTMB is a state hospital that does indigent healthcare, it qualifies for "340B drug pricing," which dramatically lowers its pharmacy costs. As mentioned earlier, 48% of TDCJ's pharmacy costs go for inmates with HIV. (As an aside, the committee was informed that "Big Pharma" is lobbying Congress right now to end reduced 340B pricing, so it's not inevitable those reduced prices will continue...continue to full post

Full post as published by Grits for Breakfast on April 04, 2008 (boomark / email).