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Home > Breaking News Updates > Breaking news… Nov. 30 – Dec. 4

Breaking news… Nov. 30 – Dec. 4

December 4, 2015

Seton Healthcare names exec to oversee growth south, east of Austin

Posted: December 3rd, 2015
By Greg Barr, Managing Editor, Austin Business Journal

Dr. Fausto Meza, previously the chief medical officer and physician lead for Resolute Health, was named vice president of medical affairs for Seton’s south region, or Hays, Caldwell, and Bastrop counties. His term started on November 30th.


Grant helps low-income patients access legal services

Posted: December 2nd, 2015
By Nora Ankrum, Austin Monitor

The Austin Medical-Legal Partnership, a joint program with People’s Community Clinic that helps low-income medical patients manage health-related legal issues, has received a $15,000 grant from the Texas Bar Foundation.


Anti-Obamacare South Warms to Medicaid Expansion

Posted: December 1st, 2015
By Mattie Quinn, Governing Magazine

So far 30 states have opted to expand Medicaid and 20 more traditionally conservative states have refused. But this may be changing as Louisiana has elected its first Democratic governor in over a decade, and Tennessee governor Bill Haslam is vocally backing expansion.

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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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