Local allegations not only ones for PrimeCare
After a federal lawsuit filed by the Lewisburg Prison Project on behalf of inmates who felt they were receiving inadequate healthcare and unsafe housing conditions, prisons had to contract with healthcare services. A main healthcare provider, Primecare, used by many prisons in Pennsylvania's counties, has recently been under investigation for claims that inmates were not treated in a timely manner, medicines would run out and inmates would have to wait up to a week for refills, and several other accusations.