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UTMB won't lay off as many prison dentists, but other RIFs stand

UTMB won't be laying off quite as many people in their correctional managed care division as previously reported, restoring dental care to previous levels. (Nurses, especially R.N.s, were the other big category affected.) A reader informed me of the news, which was confirmed when I contacted UTMB's Raul Reyes who declined to respond verbally but later emailed me this written statement:In response to a projected shortfall of $65M?$105M within UTMB?s Correctional Managed Care budget, a reduction in force within the CMC program will take place as scheduled, Wednesday, July 21. However, working with the TDCJ, UTMB has modified the staff plan so that dental care for offenders can continue at its current level for now, reducing from 363 to 296 the number of individuals affected...continue to full post

Full post as published by Grits for Breakfast on July 19, 2010 (boomark / email).