November 20, 2012
The Central Health Board of Managers on Monday, Nov. 19 canvassed the ballot of the Nov. 6 election for Proposition 1, completing the final step to ratifying the election. Travis County voters cast on Nov. 6 a total of 187,021 (54.72%) votes for and 154,753 (45.28%) against Proposition 1. The additional tax of .05 cents […]
November 15, 2012
U.S. District Judge Lee Yeakel today denied the request for an injunction against canvassing of the ballots for Central Health Proposition 1. The judge found no reason to enjoin the canvassing based on plaintiffs’ arguments that the ballot language was illegal. Had the injunction been approved, it would have prevented canvassing of the November 6, […]
November 6, 2012
Austin, Texas November 6, 2012 – Travis County voters passed Central Health Proposition 1 that raises its tax rate by 5 cents. The increase in the tax rate is expected to generate up to an additional $54 million to be matched by another $76 million from federal funds each year, for an additional $130 million […]
November 1, 2012
The Community Care Collaborative (CCC) is Travis County’s new integrated delivery system – a multi-institutional, multi-provider system of healthcare envisioned to provide a coordinated continuum of services to low-income uninsured individuals. Central Health has anticipated the CCC would grow to include a number of community partners, and today we announce Austin Travis County Integral Care […]