Nev. gets low marks for inmate health spending
By Ben Botkin, Las Vegas Review-Journal
State spending on inmate health care in Nevada is among the lowest in the U.S., according to a national Pew study released recently.
The study also ranks the state’s rate of health care staffing as the fourth-lowest out of 43 states surveyed. But the study highlighted the Nevada Department of Corrections for gathering data on its health care delivery system to measure outcomes and effectiveness.
The 140-page study by the Pew Charitable Trusts sheds light on Nevada’s system.
