Worth Reading: Financial Barriers to Inmate Health Care; Aid-in-Dying Policies
Author: Margaret Moreland, JD, MSLS.
Source: Volume 21, Number 04, May/June 2020 , pp.65-66(2)
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Abstract:
Our regular summary of the research literature on correctional health includes reviews of “Financial Barriers and Utilization of Medical Services in Prison: An Examination of Copayments, Personal Assets, and Individual Characteristics” by Brian R. Wyant and Holly M. Harner, published in 2 Journal for Evidence-Based Practice in Correctional Health Article 4; and “Death with Dignity for the Seemingly Undignified: Denial of Aid in Dying in Prison” by Kathleen Messinger, published in 109 Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology 633.Keywords: Prison Mandatory “Fee for Service” and Co-Payment Systems; Aid-in-Dying Policies
Affiliations:
1: Pace University Law School.