The COCHS Approach creates benefits both for correctional facilities and for communities.

For Jails and Local Correctional Facilities:

• An alternative correctional health care option to proprietary health care providers
• Taxpayer dollars stay in the community
• A cost similar to current correctional health care systems
• A health care system that will meet community standards
• A focus on long-term disease prevention and cost reductions
• Potential to lower pharmacy costs through the 340(b) program
• Potential to lower legal costs through the Federal Tort Claims Act

For Community Health Centers:

• Helps meet the mission of providing quality care to some of the most underserved and disenfranchised people in the community
• Expands the patient base
• Provides a stable and consistent funding stream

Building connectivity is an investment in the health and safety of local communities. By addressing the pressing health care needs of some of society’s most vulnerable members, we have an opportunity to make significant reductions in illness, crime, and possibly even poverty.