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A private prison health care company accused of substandard care is awarded new contract in Illinois (apnews.com)

submitted 10 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Illinois has awarded a more than $4 billion prison medical care contract to the same company it’s used for three decades, despite multimillion-dollar lawsuits against the firm and statewide complaints alleging substandard care.

Pittsburgh-based Wexford Health Sources was one of two companies responding to a request for proposals from the Illinois Department of Corrections, but it was not the low bidder. Wexford’s offer came in $673 million higher than one from VitalCore Health Strategies of Topeka, Kansas, according to a procurement announcement reviewed Friday by The Associated Press.

The initial term of Wexford’s contract is five years for $1.956 billion, with a five-year renewal worth $2.201 billion.

State officials’ decisions on contract awards are not based on cost alone. But Wexford has also been roundly criticized for its performance, facing numerous multimillion-dollar lawsuits that accuse the company of delayed or shoddy health care and backlash for relying on off-site doctors to determine whether and what treatment is necessary. Positions for medical professionals continue to suffer high vacancy rates.

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Even non-private prisons suck.

Here in WI, the state owns the prisons, but contracts out a lot of stuff such as commissary, phones, and healthcare. The issue with these contracts is that they create a monopoly inside. Want a ramen? It's going to cost. Want to call relatives? It's going to cost. Want healthcare? Well, that one they're not supposed to deny you, but they charge a $15 copay, which is an arm and a leg when you make .15 an hour. And if the healthcare sucks, you're shit out of luck.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago (1 children)

That's just privatisation with extra steps.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

That's what public prisons are. Everything has been contracted out so it's almost the same as a private prison. It just doesn't have a minimum capacity contract.