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Home > Breaking News Updates > Breaking news… Sept. 4-9

Breaking news… Sept. 4-9

September 9, 2016

Pay doctors to maintain health, not treat illness

Posted: Thursday, Sept. 8, 2016
By Chris Tomlinson- Houston Chronicle

Houston’s Memorial Hermann Health System is working on overhauling the fee-for-service system that most insurance companies and doctors rely upon. This will mean providers will be incentivized for keeping patients healthy, rather than how many patients are seen; work that mirrors that of our Community Care Collaborative (CCC).


Charter school pitches specialized health care campus in Austin

Posted: Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2016
By Melissa B. Taboada – American-Statesman Staff

Because Austin is the biggest city in Texas that lacks a school dedicated to preparing students for health care careers, IDEA Austin plans to launch a K-12 school that will offer students a pre-college program for just that. This program could start as soon as 2018.


Dell Medical to expand residency program by 2020

Posted: Wednesday, Sept. 8, 2016
By WILL CLARK, The Daily Texan

New funding from the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board has made it possible for the Dell Medical School to add 11 new resident positions, reaching the projected total to 317 medical residents hosted by 2020. These residents will then go on to work at Austin clinics and hospitals and help with Austin’s growing medical demands.

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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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