Bridging the gap: providing health care to newly released men

Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved
Nicole C JarrettThomas Huggins

Abstract

Men who are incarcerated have higher morbidity rates than the general U.S. population and upon release most rely on the public sector to get their medical needs met. However, little is known about the health care needs, service utilization patterns, and costs of providing primary care to released inmates in an ambulatory setting. Using data from a primary care health center for uninsured men, health profiles and service use over a 12-month period is described for men newly released from prison (n=221). Health care needs and utilization were measured by medical diagnosis and primary care consultation rates. The results show that the newly released men studied had different service use patterns from that of the general population. The average cost of providing care was slightly higher than the center's average cost per individual for a man newly released from prison. The findings demonstrate the need for future research to support program planning of organizations seeking to meet the needs of people newly released from prison.

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