tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post3140259362823075954..comments2024-03-25T20:06:39.794-05:00Comments on Grits for Breakfast: 'Some Inmates Forego Healthcare to Avoid Higher Fees'Gritsforbreakfasthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10152152869466958902noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-11283002878602210932015-08-12T04:13:28.815-05:002015-08-12T04:13:28.815-05:00Why should the families of inmates be penalized by...Why should the families of inmates be penalized by the state? They have committed no crime. Texas likes to talk tough but look how they resort to state welfare in order to play the game of rough frontier justice. Should inmate families stop offering crime stopping information to law enforcement intil the 100 dollar Austin welfare payment is rescinded? If money is this tight then let the old guys out that no longer pose a threat to society. Few over the age of 60 pose a threat to society and most of these old birds have more than learned their lesson. Ante up Texas---pay your tab---otherwise turn in your bogus cowboy hat, cap pistol and tough talk that is a front for a new welfare mentality.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-48358099796425105022012-10-19T06:34:00.543-05:002012-10-19T06:34:00.543-05:00If there is not sufficient in the trust fund acco...If there is not sufficient in the trust fund account, the law needs that 50 percent of each deposit to the criminal’s trust fund accountgeography dissertation methodologyhttp://www.ukdissertation.co.uk/students_resource/Geography_Dissertation.htmnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-63763253415274961412012-10-17T20:19:31.931-05:002012-10-17T20:19:31.931-05:00If I had to guess, once an inmate pays that first ...If I had to guess, once an inmate pays that first $100 fee then they will probably be filing more sick calls just to get back at the system that took his $100 to begin with; thus, you will have even more useage of healthcare than you normamly would.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-9826527635239724412012-10-17T19:15:29.704-05:002012-10-17T19:15:29.704-05:00It's a foregone conclusion that "do witho...It's a foregone conclusion that "do without" is spelled "forgo" without the 'e' in the middle.<br /><br />http://public.wsu.edu/~brians/errors/forego.htmljimbinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09684677214800358793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-41565654246186251622012-10-17T14:59:32.799-05:002012-10-17T14:59:32.799-05:00That is all completely true Doc. The problem is t...That is all completely true Doc. The problem is that TX is not going to immedately release all inmates without violent offenses (as much as we would like them to). Since they wont do that, where is the money going to come from?Leenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-4975170727661089942012-10-17T10:33:46.784-05:002012-10-17T10:33:46.784-05:00That's a no brainer, Lee. The State has to pa...That's a no brainer, Lee. The State has to pay for it out of general revenue funds. If the State takes away a person's freedom, then the State has to provide the necessities of life. If the inmates and families are made to pay for health care of inmates, then the next easy and logical step would be to make the families pay for food and clothing too.<br /><br />There are probably those who would support this idea.<br /><br />As Grits keeps pointing out, the obvious choice is to quit locking so many people up. We are providing medical care, food, and clothing for thousands of nonviolent offenders who could more easily, cheaply, and sensibly managed in their home communities. Prison Dochttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03651611135066437902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-38027679633766343762012-10-17T08:28:16.368-05:002012-10-17T08:28:16.368-05:00Scott, Where do you suggest the moeny for inmate c...Scott, Where do you suggest the moeny for inmate care come from? (I am playing devils advocate for a second.) Taxpaying civil citizens want their money spent on their school districts and freeways (not on some criminal's healthcare). Leenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-74853177552625561782012-10-17T06:28:31.491-05:002012-10-17T06:28:31.491-05:00Please correct me if I'm wrong, but this was p...Please correct me if I'm wrong, but this was predicted on KPFT's THE PRISON SHOW long before it was implemented.DEWEYnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-33461235164770725642012-10-16T12:05:03.548-05:002012-10-16T12:05:03.548-05:00I don't know any of us in prison healthcare wh...I don't know any of us in prison healthcare who supported the $100 fee. It was a legislative action, not a medical one, but I think it could have worked. <br /><br />In my experience, the main reason for any inmate delaying their care is because they MISUNDERSTAND the policy...for nobody is denied care due to inability to pay. Despite UTMB and TDCJ bending over backward to explain and publicize the policy, most offenders don't understand how the policy is supposed to work. <br /><br />Another reason for the financial failure is Huntsville. Inmates can appeal their charge to the health liason offices in Huntsville and at my unit, 100% of appeals were decided in the inmates favor. Granted, "chronic conditions" are to be exempt from the policy, but the persons who make the decisions in Huntsville would interpet virtually everything to be a chronic condition. Have a cold today and you had one also in 2008? Why, that is a chronic condition! Refund their money. It became too much of an administrative burden to bother to charge, since we were having to refund all of the charges that were made.<br /><br />The old, much lower copayment was a much greater deterrent to unnecessary medical visits. <br /><br />Prison Dochttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03651611135066437902noreply@blogger.com