Correctional health care in 2011 which was about 1 in 6 of their entire correctional budget. And that level of spending shouldnt be surprising. This is not a healthy population. That includes a loent of folks with chronic conditions, with Mental Illness, with addiction disorders, and its getting older as the population ages. Ad so its not surprising that states are trying a whole range of different strategies to get r handle on Correctional Health a spending, everything from contracting with third partiesag to deliver the care to having more services delivered on site to taking advantage of new Health Coverage opportunities for inmates. So today wereto going to take a look at how well those cov strategies and some others are working and what kinds of policy changes might be helpful to improve both the quality and the value of the care that this population receives. And as we examine these issues, were pleased to have as a partner in todays program the centine corporation which contract
Israelis. On augustongress is break, cspan prime time will feature a wide range of political views and topics. These programs include the National Association of latino elected officials and western conservative conference and will have a update on 2014 senate races. Cspan prime time monday through friday at 8 00 p. M. Eastern. A discussion about improving Veterans Health services. This is just over 40 minutes. Washington journal continues. The first guest of the morning is alex nicholson. Good morning. For those who may not know about your group, what would you want people to know . Ours is the first Large Organization of veterans of the conflicts in iraq and afghanistan. We are growing exponentially and we represent the interests of that constituency here in washington and around the country. I assume you have been closely watching the a reform bill process. When it was finally passed by the house and the senate one of the things they referred to was the bandaid falling off soon. Gue
To you. We begin with a brief ceasefire happening right now in the middle east. The air strikes have stopped for the time being to allow for humanitarian aid into gaza. This follows quite an emotional day yesterday. Cameras captured Young Palestinian boys running away from shelling on a gaza beach. Moments later an israeli air strike rocked the entire area. Abcs Alex Marquardt was just 100 yards away. Four boys ages 9 to 11 were killed. The Israeli Military later said it launched the strike aimed at hamas militants and called the boys death a tragic outcome. Reporter mortars were fired from here in gaza over the border in israel. Israeli Defense Forces have not responded in kind. Will the truce open the door for a more permanent ceasefire . Were live with the very latest. Hamish . This morning i can tell you the ceasefire is holding so far. It went into force at 10 00 a. M. Local type. Will last until 3 00 p. M. This afternoon. Clearly the pressure is on hamas not to fire any rockets d
The boys were all between nine and 11 and from the same extended family. There were killed as they ran away from an initial blast suggesting they may have been targeted intentionally. Calling theon, debts does tragic. President obama also limited the mass killings of palestinians but defended israels attacks by saying they are in selfdefense. The palestinianamerican teenager whos beating by Israeli Forces was caught on video this month has returned to the United States. He wasbu khdeir says watching demonstrations and East Jerusalem when he was seized. The video shows him lying on the ground as the officers repeatedly beat him with batons. He was left with facial bruises and severely swollen eyes and lips. He was a cousin of mohammed abu khdeir, the Palestinian Teen kidnapped and burned alive in an apparent revenge attack for the killings of the three israeli teenagers. Moments after landing him in florida wednesday night, tariq urged supporters to remember his cousin and the dozens of
The boys were all between nine and 11 and from the same extended family. There were killed as they ran away from an initial blast suggesting they may have been targeted intentionally. Calling theon, debts does tragic. President obama also limited the mass killings of palestinians but defended israels attacks by saying they are in selfdefense. The palestinianamerican teenager whos beating by Israeli Forces was caught on video this month has returned to the United States. He wasbu khdeir says watching demonstrations and East Jerusalem when he was seized. The video shows him lying on the ground as the officers repeatedly beat him with batons. He was left with facial bruises and severely swollen eyes and lips. He was a cousin of mohammed abu khdeir, the Palestinian Teen kidnapped and burned alive in an apparent revenge attack for the killings of the three israeli teenagers. Moments after landing him in florida wednesday night, tariq urged supporters to remember his cousin and the dozens of