Press Releases
October 31, 2018
Central Health, CommUnityCare, assisting with health insurance enrollment starting Nov. 1 If you need health insurance in 2019, get ready to enroll. Central Health and its partners are committed to helping Travis County residents enroll in a Qualified Health Plan offered through the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) Health Insurance Marketplace. The 2019 Open Enrollment Period […]
October 31, 2018
If you need health insurance in 2019, get ready to enroll. Central Health and its partners are committed to helping Travis County residents enroll in a Qualified Health Plan offered through the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) Health Insurance Marketplace. The 2019 Open Enrollment Period for the Health Insurance Marketplace begins Thursday, Nov. 1 and runs […]
October 25, 2018
On Wednesday, the Central Health Board of Managers approved moving forward with negotiations on ground leases with two Travis County Emergency Services Districts (ESD), which will be home to future health clinics in Elroy (Del Valle) and Austin’s Colony/Hornsby Bend. “We committed to the community that we would bring more health care services to Eastern […]
October 9, 2018
(Austin) – Central Health has started contacting a select group of high health-need patients who receive care through its Medical Access Program (MAP) or on a sliding fee scale to offer them the opportunity to enroll in private health insurance, which offers more comprehensive health coverage compared to what they have now. For a limited […]
September 28, 2018
(AUSTIN, Texas) – Central Health-supported CommUnityCare Health Centers announced today it is adding Saturday clinic hours at the Del Valle Health Center, located at 3518 FM 973 beginning Sept. 29, 2018. The location also serves as the Travis County Employee Wellness Center, so CommUnityCare and Central Health worked with Travis County to accommodate the Saturday […]
September 25, 2018
(Austin) – The Travis County Commissioners Court voted unanimously to approve Central Health’s Fiscal Year (FY) 2019 budget and tax rate on Tuesday, Sept. 25. The vote came after Central Health requested a week’s delay to allow its Board of Managers an opportunity to reconsider the future of Sendero Health Plans, the health care district’s […]
September 22, 2018
(Austin) – El Consejo de Directores de Central Health votó para asignar $26 millones adicionales a Sendero Health Plans para el año fiscal 2019, lo cual le permitirá a su compañía de seguros médicos sin fines de lucro permanecer en el mercado por lo menos un año más. La decisión tomada el sábado revoca la […]
September 22, 2018
(Austin) – The Central Health Board of Managers voted to allocate $26 million for Sendero Health Plans in Fiscal Year 2019, allowing its nonprofit health insurance company to stay in business for at least another year. Saturday’s decision reverses the board’s Sept. 12 vote to cap funding for Sendero, which likely would have led to […]
September 20, 2018
(Austin) – Central Health’s Board of Managers has called a special meeting for Saturday, Sept. 22, 2018 to hear from the public and continue discussing its future investment in Sendero Health Plans, the health care district’s nonprofit Health Maintenance Organization (HMO). The Travis County Commissioners Court will vote to approve Central Health’s budget Tuesday, Sept. […]
September 18, 2018
(Austin) – Central Health asked Travis County Commissioner’s Court to postpone voting on the health care district’s Fiscal Year (FY) 2019 budget and tax rate, so it may continue discussing its future investment in Sendero Health Plans, the health care district’s nonprofit Health Maintenance Organization (HMO). Central Health presented its FY 2019 budget and tax […]