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Home > Breaking News Updates > Breaking news… Feb. 1-5

Breaking news… Feb. 1-5

February 5, 2016

Dell Medical School exec dishes on health care Innovation District, Austin startup scene

Posted: Feb 4, 2016
By Greg Barr, ABJ

Mini Kahlon, the No. 2 executive with the Dell Medical School, is interviewed by the ABJ and discusses her management style, her plan to revolutionize the business model of health care, the Innovation District being built near the University of Texas campus, and what she expects with the new med school preparing to open its doors.


Report: Texas lags other states in reduction of uninsured workers

Posted: Feb. 3, 2016
By Will Anderson, Austin Business Journal

A study released Wednesday indicates that the rate at which uninsured Texas workers gained health coverage in 2014 was half the rate of other states. This is being attributed to the fact that Texas didn’t expand its Medicaid coverage, an option provided by the Affordable Care Act.


 

Wanted: Developer with vision, deep pockets and passion for healthy living

Posted: Jan. 29, 2016
By Jan Bucholz, Austin Business Journal

After the Central Health Board approved the Master Plan for the Brackenridge redevelopment, Central Health will now release its request for proposal or qualifications for the 14.3-acre site surrounding UMCB. The plan is to transform this area into a mixed-use, health-centered community space.

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Notice: The Travis County Healthcare District d/b/a Central Health adopted a tax rate that will raise more taxes for maintenance and operations than last year’s tax rate. The tax rate will effectively be raised by 6.0 percent and will raise taxes for maintenance and operations on a $100,000 home by approximately $6.18 (six dollars and eighteen cents).

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NOTICE: THE TRAVIS COUNTY HEALTHCARE DISTRICT D/B/A CENTRAL HEALTH ADOPTED A TAX RATE THAT WILL RAISE MORE TAXES FOR MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS THAN LAST YEAR’S TAX RATE. THE TAX RATE WILL EFFECTIVELY BE RAISED BY 6.0 PERCENT AND WILL RAISE TAXES FOR MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS ON A $100,000 HOME BY APPROXIMATELY $6.18 (SIX DOLLARS AND EIGHTTEEN CENTS).

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