COCHS' and NACo's Small Working Groups

Having a medical home – a trusted, reliable source of continuing health care – can ease the process for people leaving jail so that they’re less likely to return.

—Dick Bohrer
COCHS Advisory Committee Member

Departments of corrections and health providers from the community should join together in the common project of delivering high quality health care that protects prisoners and the public.

—Confronting Confinement:
A Report of the Commission on Safety and Abuse in America’s Prisons

By collaborating with community health centers, jails can be part of the solution to improving both public safety and public health.

—Keith Barton, M.D.
COCHS' Medical Director

COCHS

Community Oriented Correctional Health Services

COCHS' and NACo's Small Working Groups

In 2012 COCHS and the National Association of Counties (NACo) will convene small working groups on the implications of the language in Patient Protection Affordable Care Act (PPACA) defining qualified person to include those individuals pending disposition.

Stay informed about these workings groups by filling out the form below.

by Dr. Radut.