Inmate X-rays getting the ax
Source: THE ASSOCIATED PRESS (MS), Mon, Jun. 26, 2006
JACKSON - State officials are defending their decision to no longer require prison inmates to undergo chest X-rays to test for tuberculosis, saying current tests are more cost-effective and meet national guidelines. ....... The state pays Correctional Medical Services $6.82 per inmate per day to cover health services. That company suggested eliminating the X-rays because of cost overruns, and the state Health Department and MDOC agreed.