Press Releases
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 […]
September 6, 2018
Central Health is using free pregnancy testing as a means to connect women with low income to comprehensive health care services. It’s one way Central Health and its partners are improving the health of women and their babies in Travis County. Since January, Central Health Southeast Health & Wellness Center has offered 376 women a […]
August 23, 2018
La política de recreo promovida por Central Health se enfoca en los beneficios educacionales y de la salud del recreo diario (Austin) – Los estudiantes de las escuelas del Distrito Independiente de Escuelas (ISD, por sus siglas en inglés) de Manor y Leander regresan a clases con una nueva ilusión – el recreo diario. Encabezados […]
August 23, 2018
QUÉ: El Sistema de Central Health (Central Health, los Centros de Salud CommUnityCare, Sendero Health Plans, y Community Care Collaborative, la colaboración entre Central Health y Seton), y sus colaboradores llevarán a cabo una actividad para celebrar el regreso a clases, para ayudar a las familias de bajos recursos económicos para que envíen a sus […]
August 23, 2018
Central Health-supported recess policy focuses on the health and educational benefits of daily recess (Austin) – Students at Manor Independent School District (ISD) and Leander ISD headed back to class with something new to look forward to – daily recess. Led by the Central Health Equity Policy Council, both districts adopted policies over the summer […]
August 23, 2018
WHAT: The Central Health Enterprise (Central Health, CommUnityCare Health Centers, Sendero Health Plans, and the Community Care Collaborative, Central Health’s partnership with Seton) and its partners are hosting a back-to-school bash to help families with low income send their children back to class well-prepared, healthy, and ready to learn. Volunteers will give away new donated […]
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 […]
August 15, 2018
(Austin) – Central Health, CommUnityCare Health Centers, and Sendero Health Plans are teaming up during National Health Center Week to host two back-to-school events offering students free backpacks, school supplies, immunizations, and more. Central Health-funded CommUnityCare, the largest system of Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHC) in Travis County, will provide free immunizations, first come, first […]
July 31, 2018
The Community Care Collaborative’s opioid addiction therapy success is outpacing the national average (Austin) – The Community Care Collaborative (CCC) – Central Health’s nonprofit partnership with Seton Healthcare Family – is funding an opioid addiction treatment program that has measured a 70.8 percent success rate among Travis County participants, which is 16.5 percent higher than […]
July 12, 2018
(Austin) – During a special meeting Tuesday evening, the Central Health Board of Managers voted to approve leasing a portion of its Downtown Campus – formerly the Brackenridge Campus – with a local limited partnership called the 2033 LP. During the first year, which could start as early as January 2019, the lease could generate […]