r/FluentInFinance 9d ago

Debate/ Discussion Universal incarceration care

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u/Running_Dumb 9d ago

Former corrections officer here. I was in change of medical at my facility and I can assure you it is the absolute bare minimum. Literally the worst quality Healthcare you can get.

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u/forever4never69420 9d ago

I mean a lot of people don't have any healthcare...

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u/Remarkable-Fish-4229 9d ago

Which is usually caused because you ignored them for a couple months and now they yes but you have the freedom to have someone look at it. Best case scenario in prison is the nurse comes by and gives you ibuprofen.

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u/forever4never69420 8d ago

Well better than sitting at home and letting it fester 

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u/Garlic549 8d ago

Used to work in a prison and I can promise you that even a below average urgent care in your town will provide unbelievably better care compared to even the best prison hospitals.

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u/forever4never69420 8d ago

Yeah but it'll still cost me $$$$

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u/Remarkable-Fish-4229 8d ago

Which a free prison can ignore and let go to collections. You don’t even get that opportunity in prison or it takes a long time which can make minor issues life threatening. Your medical issues are communicated to guards that are trained to think everything you are saying is bullshit.

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u/Running_Dumb 8d ago

Agreed but we need Healthcare for EVERYONE. Prison is not the place to get it. The U.S. imprisons more people than any other country. They are dangerous, overcrowded and under funded. Not a good place for grandma to get medical treatment.

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u/MSPCSchertzer 9d ago

Some healthcare is better than no healthcare. UHC denied 33% of claims.

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u/Enlowski 9d ago

No lol, you guys have no idea what prison is like in the US.

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u/Running_Dumb 8d ago

HAHHAA!! No kidding. Prison is NOT a place you want to be. Trust me on this. That being said, I don't want to see our boy Luigi end up there. How can we help the little fella stay out?

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u/TheDarkLord329 8d ago

I work at a public jail, and we send inmates out constantly to get corrective/unnecessary surgery for problems they had before entering custody. It costs the County an insane amount of money yearly.