Prison board concerned about high inmate medical costs
Butler County Prison
County prison officials want to know why catastrophic medical costs for inmates already have exceeded the annual coverage limit.
These costs exceeded the cap in the prison’s contract with PrimeCare Medical of Harrisburg for inmate health care by $75,996 at the end of May, Butler County Sheriff Mike Slupe, chairman of the prison board, said at Tuesday’s board meeting.
The contractual coverage cap is $200,000, and the prison has to pay any costs above that amount, Slupe said.
Several board members, including Leslie Osche, chairwoman of the county commissioners, expressed concern about the overage.
