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September 25, 2018
(Austin) – The Travis County Commissioners Court voted unanimously to approve Central Health’s Fiscal Year (FY) 2019 budget and tax rate on Tuesday, Sept. 25. The vote came after Central Health requested a week’s delay to allow its Board of Managers an opportunity to reconsider the future of Sendero Health Plans, the health care district’s […]
September 22, 2018
(Austin) – The Central Health Board of Managers voted to allocate $26 million for Sendero Health Plans in Fiscal Year 2019, allowing its nonprofit health insurance company to stay in business for at least another year. Saturday’s decision reverses the board’s Sept. 12 vote to cap funding for Sendero, which likely would have led to […]
September 13, 2018
(Austin) – The Central Health Board of Managers voted Wednesday, Sept. 12, to cap funding for Sendero Health Plans, its nonprofit Health Maintenance Organization (HMO), due to ongoing and potentially worsening financial challenges. Created in 2012 by Central Health to provide health insurance for people with low income. Sendero’s insurance product, IdealCare, currently has about […]
August 22, 2018
The Travis County Healthcare District d/b/a Central Health will hold two public hearings on a proposal to increase total tax revenues from properties on the tax roll in the preceding tax year by 6.0 percent (percentage by which proposed tax rate exceeds lower of rollback tax rate or effective tax rate calculated under Tax Code […]
August 15, 2018
(Austin) – The Central Health Board of Managers adopted a proposed Fiscal Year (FY) 2019 tax rate Aug. 15. The proposed FY 2019 tax rate of 10.5221 cents per $100 of assessed property value is lower than the FY 2018 tax rate, and reflects a rate six percent above the effective tax rate from the […]
July 10, 2018
(Austin) – On Tuesday, the Central Health Board of Managers will consider approving a lease for a portion of its Downtown Campus – formerly the Brackenridge Campus – with a local limited partnership called the 2033 LP. If approved, the first year of the lease could generate for Central Health up to $6.6 million in […]
June 22, 2018
(Austin) – Central Health and Partners in Parenting (PIP), an Austin nonprofit, have teamed up to offer free support groups for parents of newborns and infants to help make a challenging time for new families a little easier. PIP organizes and facilitates community-based peer support groups for new parents to help ease the transition to […]
June 5, 2018
While most children celebrate the beginning of summer, for thousands of Travis County families, the end of the school year means the end of a reliable, healthy daily meal. The Austin Independent School District reports that 61 percent of its students qualify for free or reduced-price meals. When school ends, so do daily, reliable meals. […]
March 8, 2018
(Austin) – Northeast Austin residents have more health care options as Central Health-funded CommUnityCare Health Centers expanded services at Turner-Roberts Recreation Center from one day a month to one day a week. Located in the Colony Park neighborhood at 7201 Colony Loop Dr. in Northeast Travis County, the CommUnityCare clinic at Turner-Roberts Recreation Center is […]
March 1, 2018
(Austin, TX.) — Central Health, The University of Texas at Austin School of Nursing (UT School of Nursing), and Travis County Emergency Services District (ESD) 11 announced Wednesday, Feb. 28 they are joining forces to open a new health center in Southeast Travis County. The health center will be located next to the Travis County […]