Adams-Wells Regional News

Wednesday, March 16, 2011

Sheriff: Making progress on settling hospital bills

Decatur Daily Democrat:

Adams County Sheriff Shane Rekeweg says he's making progress in settling financial accounts with Adams Memorial Hospital over medical bills incurred by inmates at the county jail.
Rekeweg told the March meeting of the Adams County Council that the overall hospital bill for inmates was almost $100,000, but has been whittled down to $36,000.
He also said he will come before council in April to seek an additional appropriation to pay for medical bills for inmates. Rekeweg said he is having the jail's visiting nurse practitioner, Alicia Bates, check up on the inmate medical records and expenses.....

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