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Home > Breaking News Updates > Breaking news… Aug. 24-28

Breaking news… Aug. 24-28

August 28, 2015

Former CEO of Regenstrief to chair new Department of Population Health at Dell Medical School

Posted: August 28th, 2015
By Forrest Milburn, The Daily Texan

Beginning in January, William Tierney will chair the newly formed Department of Population Health at the Dell Medical School. Tierney previously served as the CEO and president of the Regenstrief Institute, an Indiana-based nonprofit seeking to improve public health in the Indianapolis area, and will now head efforts to research epidemiology, biostatistics and other preventative health programs to improve Travis County public health services.


 

Texas holds off on cuts in Medicaid program

Posted: August 26th, 2015
By J. David McSwane, American-Statesman Staff

On Wednesday morning, lawyers for the Health and Human Services Commission withdrew plans for deep cuts to Medicaid before facing a legal challenge in Travis County District Court. Lawyers, however, plan to hold public hearings to reconsider $50 million in cuts over the next two years.


 

UT study: Fitness program for middle schoolers failed to curb obesity

Posted: August 24th, 2015
By Ralph K.M. Haurwitz, American-Statesman Staff

Texas Fitness Now, a $37 million physical education program intended to reduce obesity among middle schoolers, failed to achieve its goal, but did increase fitness, according to a study by the University of Texas.

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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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