Elderly Prisoners and Medicare

Authors

  • Vivek Pande University of Wisconsin - La Crosse
  • James Gillespie University of Wisconsin - La Crosse
  • Andrew Stapleton University of Wisconsin - La Crosse

Keywords:

accountability, ethics, Healthcare

Abstract

The healthcare costs of elderly inmates are a major concern for state governments. This paper (i) discusses the recent surge in the elderly inmate population; (ii) analyzes the eligibility of prisoners for Medicare coverage, including an exception that allows coverage under certain circumstances; (iii) describes how states can circumvent restrictions on Medicare coverage of the incarcerated by using the aforementioned exception; (iv) explains why, for policy reasons, it may be wiser to allow Medicare coverage for all elderly inmates; and (v) makes policy recommendations for the treatment of the healthcare needs of elderly inmates in the future.

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Published

2016-03-01

How to Cite

Pande, V., Gillespie, J., & Stapleton, A. (2016). Elderly Prisoners and Medicare. Journal of Leadership, Accountability and Ethics, 13(1). Retrieved from https://mail.articlegateway.com/index.php/JLAE/article/view/1922

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