Are you frustrated by the high cost of providing medications and health care to incarcerated individuals who lose access to health insurance while in jail? In this discussion, you?ll discover creative ways to lower costs without sacrificing quality of care. Explore how programs such as medication samples, repositories, and nonprofit partnerships can ease the financial burden on individuals, counties, and jail systems.

Educational Objectives

• Identify pharmaceutical funding mechanisms currently used in county jails
• Discuss external programs that can support the cost of medications
• Devise a plan for nontraditional funding mechanisms