Why Second Chances?People with a history of incarceration are typically much sicker than the general population, especially returning inmates. Studies have found that more than 8 in 10 returning prisoners have a chronic medical condition, from addiction to asthma. These medical conditions in many ex-inmates will go untreated for a range of reasons — because the health care system is tough to navigate, because they're homeless and don't have insurance, or because they don't trust doctors.One major obstacle in ex-inmates obtaining health insurance is that many do not have a permanent address, which means that they cannot apply for health insurance and/or there's nowhere to receive those documents if they do apply.

For many, the best health care these individuals will receive is what they get behind bars. About 40 percent of inmates are newly diagnosed with a chronic medical condition while incarcerated. Outside, many only interact with doctors when they're in the emergency room. And when they are released, as millions are each year, they enter a risky time and if there is any one single thing in literature that is compelling, it's that there's a significantly higher risk of dying in the first two weeks following release from a correctional facility. The primary causes of death after incarceration include overdose, heart disease, suicide and cancer — often treatable things, if you catch them early enough.

These days It's also not just a matter of getting insurance, many that are able to qualify for insurance don't know the first thing about how to use the health care system to their benefit.

Second Chances ensures that releases have affordable care and coverage readily available at the moment of release, and offer services such as "health advocacy" for free to its members, to ensure they are getting the most out of the healthcare system, and their Second Chances Benefits.

Second Chances Benefit ProgramsBrought To You By Diamond Pharmacy Services

Diamond Pharmacy Services is the nation’s largest correctional pharmacy services provider, servicing over 500,000 inmates in over 900 facilities across 44 states. Diamond is expanding its service offerings in 2017 to also offer affordable health & lifestyle benefits programs for inmates pending release called Second Chances. With over 30 years correctional experience and a promise to deliver the highest quality of healthcare service, Diamond is the correct solution.

Better benefitsfor a brighter tomorrow

Second Chances ProgramHealth & Lifestyle Benefit SolutionsThe need for a comprehensive, holistic approach to reentry planning is vital to an institutions reentry program however, the task of preparing these individuals for the challenges they will face is a difficult one, made no less so by the pressure many facilities are under to ”do more with less” due to increasing populations and dwindling budgets. The preparation for the hours and days immediately following his or her release makes all the difference in regards to successful reentry.

Without access to key resources such as:

• Affordable healthcare, including mental• health treatment & counseling• Legal representation• Financial assistance & guidance• and personal identification & security protection

former inmates may see no other option than to relapse into a previous condition or illegal activities in order to meet their needs. We must prepare exiting inmates for this period to ensure that these individuals receive needed resources and guidance after release. These efforts may make the difference between recidivism and successful transition to the community. Its no secret that healthcare is entering some pretty uncharted waters, and securing affordable care and coverage for releasees is becoming increasingly difficult. Even if individuals do secure health insurance upon release, they are often not instructed how to use the healthcare system to their benefit.How We Help Second Chances Programs understands the difficulty these individuals face in obtaining affordable care and coverage that adequately address the needs of their specific needs. We made it our mission to take on these issues and barriers to affordable health care and have created custom benefit solutions with these individuals unique needs in mind. We not only offer healthcare solutions such as health advocacy services, primary care, dental, counseling services, vision benefits and more, we also offer benefit programs including lifestyle benefits such as financial and legal services, medical bill negotiators, roadside assistance, as well as access to discounts at over 340,000 retailers nationwide.

By ensuring that releases have affordable care and coverage readily available at the moment of release, we help inmates better manage their current health problems, while preventing against future issues.

Second Chances Benefit Enrollment: Please visit: www.secondchancesprograms.org for a direct link to the secure benefit enrollment link.