With more than $13 million at stake this fiscal year, Charles Harrison, chief financial officer for Austin Travis County Integral Care, told community members at a March 20 forum that a combination of projects aimed at increasing health care services for low-income residents presents both a significant opportunity and some uncertainty for the local mental […]
1115 waiver
Shorthand for a federal program that allows entities to apply for federal funds. In place from 2011-2016, the program allowed Travis County Integral care to apply for dollars targeted at “transforming” health care services for low-income residents.
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Health care collaborative to receive $29 million in federal funds
The Central Health Board of Managers gave a rare standing ovation Wednesday night after hearing that Travis County’s new healthcare delivery system for low-income residents is the recipient of $29 million in federal funding. With an additional $20.3 million in local matching funds, the Community Care Collaborative gets access to $49.3 million to tackle […]