State Considering Hiring Private Company to Provide Health Care in Iowa Prison System

State considering hiring private company to provide health care in Iowa prison system

An Iowa Department of Corrections official confirmed Tuesday the department is issuing a request for proposal to contract with a private company for health care services in state prisons, though the state has not made a final decision on pursuing…

Iowa prison system considering farming out health care positions, DOC email says

Nurses and other health care staff in Iowa’s state-run prison system would be employed by a private company under a request for proposal that the state will release soon.

AFSCME Council 61 raises concerns about plans to privatize correctional healthcare

State considering hiring private company to provide health care in Iowa prison system • Iowa Capital Dispatch

(Photo via Getty images)An Iowa Department of Corrections official confirmed Tuesday the department is issuing a request for proposal to contract with a private company for health care services in state prisons, though the state has not made a final decision on pursuing such a contract. Paul Cornelius, the DOC chief of staff, said in an email to the Iowa Capital Dispatch that the request for proposal, or RFP, is meant to “explore future options …

State considers hiring private firm to manage health services in Iowa prisons - Radio Iowa

State officials are considering paying a private company to provide health care services in Iowa prisons. The agency has been facing staffing shortages, but a top administrator in the Iowa Department of Corrections said no final decisions have been made. Todd Copley is president of AFSCME Council 61, the union that represents prison employees, including […]

State considering hiring private company to provide health care in Io...

(Photo via Getty images)An Iowa Department of Corrections official confirmed Tuesday the department is issuing a request for proposal to contract with a private company for health care services in state prisons, though the state has not made a final decision on pursuing such a contract. Paul Cornelius, the DOC chief of staff, said in [...] The post State considering hiring private company to provide health care in Io… appeared first on Areyoupop.