The costs of inmate health care are enormous. The state estimates that it costs over $500 a day to keep a prisoner in the hospital and the prison hospital at the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston recently announced they will run out of money in a matter of months. County jails face these same skyrocketing health care costs.
Health Care
A Bold Step Toward Lower Costs: TPPF Applauds President Trump’s Great Healthcare Plan
Today, President Donald J. Trump called on Congress to enact his Great Healthcare Plan—a bold, pro-patient framework that will expand price transparency and empower individuals with greater control of their health care dollars. This plan represents a significant moment in the effort to make health care more affordable, understandable, and accountable to everyday Americans. For...
January 15, 2026