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The economics of providing health care in prisons – a fiscal fugitive

Thursday 16 February 2017, 12.15PM to 1.15pm

Speaker(s): Rachael Hunter, University College London

Abstract: Worldwide there are more than 10million individuals in prison, 2.3 million of whom are in the USA (with approximately 95,000 in the UK). There is significant health inequality in prisons compared to the general population and higher mortality rates than their non-incarcerated peers. Delivering health care to this population presents the health and criminal justice system with challenges, both in terms of logistics as well as the significant resources required to meet the needs of this population.

There has been significant research into the relationship between health and prison in regards to health problems associated with criminal behaviours and incarcerated populations, but less is known about the economics. Health care costs in prisons are growing at a faster rate than any other correctional cost, partially due to an aging prison population and increased demand for services. Although economic evaluations have evaluated the cost-effectiveness of delivering different health care interventions in prisons, few studies have looked at how prison health care should be funded and delivered and the interaction with funding and provision of care in the community.

This talk will look at what is currently known about the economics of health care in prisons, the quality of the evidence and what needs to be done next.

Location: Alcuin A Block A019/020

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Who to contact

For more information on these seminars, contact:
Alfredo Palacios
alfredo.palacios@york.ac.uk
Shainur Premji
shainur.premji@york.ac.uk

If you are not a member of University of York staff and are interested in attending a seminar, please contact
alfredo.palacios@york.ac.uk 
or
shainur.premji@york.ac.uk 
so that we can ensure we have sufficient space

Economic evaluation seminar dates

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