After the sudden split with its longtime health care contractor, Spokane County has chosen a new medical provider for jail inmates.

Virginia-based Mediko Correctional Healthcare is the top choice of Spokane County Commissioners to take over all medical care within the Spokane County jail. On Tuesday, Spokane County commissioners approved contract negotiations with the contractor with hopes of a transition in place for the new year.

If a contract is approved, Mediko will replace NaphCare, which has provided medical, dental and pharmaceutical services in the county jail since 2016. The county renewed its contract with NaphCare in January, but the company announced plans just months later to cut ties with Spokane County.

In a written statement at the time, a NaphCare spokesperson told The

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