Press Release Archive

(Austin) – The Central Health Board of Managers adopted a Fiscal Year FY 2019 budget of $ 258.4 million, which includes a $20.3 million increase in funding for health care delivery for Travis County residents with low income. Travis County commissioners will vote on whether to approve the budget Sept. 18, 2018. The FY 2019 […]

(Austin) – The Central Health Board of Managers voted Wednesday, Sept. 12, to cap funding for Sendero Health Plans, its nonprofit Health Maintenance Organization (HMO), due to ongoing and potentially worsening financial challenges. Created in 2012 by Central Health to provide health insurance for people with low income. Sendero’s insurance product, IdealCare, currently has about […]

Central Health is using free pregnancy testing as a means to connect women with low income to comprehensive health care services. It’s one way Central Health and its partners are improving the health of women and their babies in Travis County. Since January, Central Health Southeast Health & Wellness Center has offered 376 women a […]

Central Health-supported recess policy focuses on the health and educational benefits of daily recess (Austin) – Students at Manor Independent School District (ISD) and Leander ISD headed back to class with something new to look forward to – daily recess. Led by the Central Health Equity Policy Council, both districts adopted policies over the summer […]

WHAT: The Central Health Enterprise (Central Health, CommUnityCare Health Centers, Sendero Health Plans, and the Community Care Collaborative, Central Health’s partnership with Seton) and its partners are hosting a back-to-school bash to help families with low income send their children back to class well-prepared, healthy, and ready to learn. Volunteers will give away new donated […]

(Austin) – The Central Health Board of Managers adopted a proposed Fiscal Year (FY) 2019 tax rate Aug. 15. The proposed FY 2019 tax rate of 10.5221 cents per $100 of assessed property value is lower than the FY 2018 tax rate, and reflects a rate six percent above the effective tax rate from the […]

(Austin) – Central Health, CommUnityCare Health Centers, and Sendero Health Plans are teaming up during National Health Center Week to host two back-to-school events offering students free backpacks, school supplies, immunizations, and more. Central Health-funded CommUnityCare, the largest system of Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHC) in Travis County, will provide free immunizations, first come, first […]

The Community Care Collaborative’s opioid addiction therapy success is outpacing the national average (Austin) – The Community Care Collaborative (CCC) – Central Health’s nonprofit partnership with Seton Healthcare Family – is funding an opioid addiction treatment program that has measured a 70.8 percent success rate among Travis County participants, which is 16.5 percent higher than […]

(Austin) – During a special meeting Tuesday evening, the Central Health Board of Managers voted to approve leasing a portion of its Downtown Campus – formerly the Brackenridge Campus – with a local limited partnership called the 2033 LP. During the first year, which could start as early as January 2019, the lease could generate […]

(Austin) – On Tuesday, the Central Health Board of Managers will consider approving a lease for a portion of its Downtown Campus – formerly the Brackenridge Campus – with a local limited partnership called the 2033 LP. If approved, the first year of the lease could generate for Central Health up to $6.6 million in […]