He said he had never before seen such a high staff turnover rate, and that “Corizon is just hiring bodies, trying to get their numbers up.” Once on the job, he worked 12 hours a day for four or more days weekly, up to 150 hours every two weeks due to dangerously low staffing levels. Vallejo was supposed to be trained for two weeks before beginning work but received only two days of instruction. Under its contract, Corizon was to maintain a 90 percent staffing level at all times with properly trained employees. He primarily worked with the most acutely mentally ill prisoners who were housed in the SMU-1 unit. Jose Vallejo, a former police officer and prison guard, was employed as a licensed vocational nurse at ADC’s State Prison Complex-Eyman in Florence for two years, beginning in December 2016. District Court Judge Roslyn Silver appointed an expert to review the ADC’s healthcare system operated by Corizon amid allegations by multiple whistleblowers that the for-profit company was skirting state auditors, violating regulations and risking the lives of prisoners who relied on the firm for medical care. Time would prove the company was no better at providing medical care to Arizona prisoners than it was anywhere else, and as a result the Parsons case was eventually reopened. The state contracted with Corizon Health to provide medical services for the Arizona Department of Corrections (ADC), even though the company had been plagued with problems and lawsuits over its failure to provide adequate medical care to prisoners in other jurisdictions.Īs part of the Parsons settlement, the ADC set up a monitoring board to oversee Corizon’s contractual performance. Ryan, a lawsuit over healthcare in Arizona’s prison system.
I n 2014, a settlement was reached in Parsons v. Share: Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Share on G+ Share with email Financial and other information about Centene is routinely posted and is accessible on Centene's investor relations website. It also contracts with other healthcare and commercial organizations to provide specialty services including behavioral health management, care management software, correctional healthcare services, dental benefits management, in-home health services, life and health management, managed vision, pharmacy benefits management, specialty pharmacy and telehealth services.Ĭentene uses its investor relations website to publish important information about Centene, including information that may be deemed material to investors. Centene operates local health plans and offers a range of health insurance solutions. Many receive benefits provided under Medicaid, including the State Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP), as well as Aged, Blind or Disabled (ABD), Foster Care and Long Term Care (LTC), in addition to other state-sponsored programs, Medicare (including the Medicare prescription drug benefit commonly known as "Part D"), as well as programs with the U.S. Wheeler, CEO of Centurion.Ĭenturion operates in eight states, providing statewide correctional healthcare services in Florida, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Mississippi, New Mexico, Tennessee, and Vermont and provides administrative services in California through an affiliate.Ĭentene Corporation, a Fortune 100 company, is a diversified, multi-national healthcare enterprise that provides a portfolio of services to government sponsored healthcare programs, focusing on under-insured and uninsured individuals. We look forward to continuing our work and mission in this market," said Steven H. "We view our collaboration with the Tennessee Department of Correction as a true partnership in providing responsible and cost-effective care for this complex population. This latest award is expected to become effective in the third quarter of 2017. Centurion is a joint venture between Centene and MHM Services Inc.Ĭenturion began providing correctional healthcare services in Tennessee in 2013, and will continue to oversee care for over 20,000 inmates throughout the state. 1, 2017 /PRNewswire/ - Centene Corporation (NYSE: CNC) announced today Centurion of Tennessee, LLC ("Centurion") has been recommended for contract award by the Tennessee Department of Correction for inmate health services.
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