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Home > Breaking News Updates > Breaking news… Sept. 28 – Oct. 1

Breaking news… Sept. 28 – Oct. 1

October 2, 2015

UT Dell med school can cut employers’ health costs, Harvard prof says

Posted: October 1, 2015

By Chad Swiatecki, Austin Business Journal Staff Writer

Last month the Dell Medical School recruited Harvard Business School professor Michael Porter for a day-long seminar on how health care systems and businesses interact, where he told attendees that the UT Dell Medical School can cut employer’s health costs.


 

Reinventing Medical School

Posted: October 1st, 2015

By Evie Nagy, Fast Company

In a healthcare system where price-gouging in legal and normal, the Dell Medical School at the University of Texas at Austin, which will enroll its first class of 50 students in June 2016, is hoping to start a mini revolution.


 

Why public health, social service funding surged in Austin budget

Posted: September 28th, 2015

By Andra Lim, American-Statesman Staff

Austin City Council added $7.6 million to the health department’s budget (toptaling to $87 million) for both ongoing and one-time funds for public health and social services. These services will range from promoting enrollment in Obamacare, to a health initiative in the underserved Rundberg neighborhood.

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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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