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Locked Up and Lost: Healthcare in the Prison System
Locked Up and Lost: Healthcare in the Prison System
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Length:
55 minutes
Released:
May 8, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
While the United States is home to some of the world's most advanced medical technology, it's no secret that it has a terrible healthcare system -- millions of people are one bad diagnosis away from bankruptcy or death if they cannot pay the insurance companies controlling their access to life-saving treatments, medicines and therapy. Yet the US also has the world's highest incarceration rate, with over 700 people out of every 100,000 currently serving time -- what happens when they get sick? Tune in to learn the Stuff They Don't Want You To Know about healthcare in prison. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers
Released:
May 8, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode
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