Month: April 2015

April 17 – April 24 Once Cash Cows, University Hospitals Now Source of Worry for Schools Posted: April 22, 2015 4:40 p.m. ET By MELISSA KORN – The New York Times Once a lifeline for major universities, university hospitals are in fear of becoming less profitable to schools after enactment of the 2010 health-care law. Some schools, […]

April 13th – April 17th Some question need for Huston-Tillotson clinic as board mulls funding Posted: 6:16 p.m. Thursday, April 16, 2015 By Mary Ann Roser – American-Statesman Staff A couple of Central Health board members recently questioned the necessity of a 14,704-square foot health clinic at Huston-Tillotson University in East Austin. Despite the questioning, […]

 Second option to fund Rio Grande medical school heads to committee Posted: Thursday, April 9, 2015, 2:19pm CDT By Kimberly Reeves– Austin Business Journal http://m.bizjournals.com/austin/blog/abj-at-the-capitol/2015/04/second-option-to-fund-rio-grande-medical-school.html?r=full A bill approved last Wednesday for $3.1 billion to benefit higher education construction and renovations unfortunately did not include either the new Rio Grande Valley or Austin medical schools. The Rio Grande […]

Medicaid overhaul in Texas and Travis County draws federal scrutiny Posted: 5:13 p.m. Saturday, March 28, 2015 By Mary Ann Roser – American-Statesman Staff Federal officials, specifically Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), are questioning whether Texas hospital districts violate federal law by using money from private hospitals to gain federal matching funds. Central Health’s Community […]

Medicaid overhaul in Texas and Travis County draws federal scrutiny Posted: 5:13 p.m. Saturday, March 28, 2015 By Mary Ann Roser – American-Statesman Staff Federal officials, specifically Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), are questioning whether Texas hospital districts violate federal law by using money from private hospitals to gain federal matching funds. Central Health’s Community […]