Month: August 2023

(AUSTIN) — Central Health announced it is transforming the historic Rosewood-Zaragosa health center into a new state-of-the art specialty care clinic, slated to open in fall 2023, to serve Medical Access Program (MAP) members. MAP and MAP Basic are health coverage programs provided by Central Health for Travis County residents with low income and without […]

The no-new-revenue tax rate is the tax rate for the 2023 tax year that will raise the same amount of property tax revenue for the Travis County Healthcare District d/b/a Central Health from the same properties in both the 2022 tax year and the 2023 tax year. The voter-approval tax rate is the highest tax […]

Upcoming Community Conversations, Public Meetings Provide Opportunities for Input AUSTIN – Central Health, Travis County’s hospital district, has released its initial proposed budget for fiscal year 2024 (FY 24), a spending plan that includes sizable new investments in patient care, guided by the district’s recently adopted Healthcare Equity Action Plan. The Central Health Board of […]

Hospital district to invest nearly $700 million to strengthen Travis County’s safety-net health system AUSTIN – On Wednesday, August 2, the Central Health Board of Managers adopted the hospital district’s Healthcare Equity Action Plan, a roadmap for building a high-functioning, comprehensive safety-net healthcare system in Travis County. The Action Plan will guide implementation of Central […]