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New documentary takes aim at diversion of indigent health care …

WEBA new short documentary by Austin filmmaker Steve Mims questions why a big portion of taxpayer funds collected for the care of the poor in Travis County are …

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Commissioners to order Central Health’s performance audit

WEBCommissioners Margaret Gomez, Brigid Shea, and Jeff Travillion in separate phone interviews told the Bulldog they would exercise the court’s statutory financial …

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Commissioners order Central Health performance audit, again

WEBTravis County Commissioners Court voted unanimously September 27th to order a performance audit of Central Health. Members are (L-R), Commissioners …

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Central Health launches search for new CEO

WEBCentral Health, the local government agency that levies a property tax to pay for the healthcare of Travis County residents with incomes of up to 200 percent of …

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Former Central Health exec sues for $1 million-plus

WEBWhen the Central Health Board of Managers voted October 28, 2020, to continue negotiations with the agency’s former executive—in effect rejecting his …

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Did Central Health reformers celebrate too soon

WEBCommissioner Ann Howard’s proposed resolution, if adopted, would significantly reduce the scope of work for an independent performance audit and let …

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Central Health’s $35 million payments to Dell Medical School an

WEBCommissioners Court to consider ordering that Central Health undergo an independent audit. Let’s be blunt. Under the Texas Constitution and Health and Safety …

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Lawsuit could halt Central Health’s $35 million a year transfers to …

WEBDistrict Judge Amy Clark Meacham will decide—based on a two-hour hearing held in her court Thursday—whether Central Health can continue transferring $35 …

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Watson circumvented law to fund new medical school

WEBSenator Kirk Watson said to have admitted Central Health didn’t have legal authority to fund medical education A decade ago, then State Senator Kirk Watson, …

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Central Health plans $63 million headquarters

WEBCentral Health does in fact already own its current headquarters, a 16,000-square-foot building on east Cesar Chavez. But two subsidiaries, CommUnityCare and …

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Central Health sells $76 million of bonds for new real estate

WEBIndigent healthcare agency to build two clinics and buy a former department store. The Travis County Healthcare District, also called Central Health, has issued …

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Video: Lawsuit could halt Central Health’s $35 million a year in

WEBLast Friday we published a lengthy story about the hearing conducted by District Judge Amy Clark Meacham. Her decision, based on the evidence presented in …

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Editor Ken Martin, Author at The Austin Bulldog

WEBKen was an investigative reporter for the Austin Business Journal 1989-1990 and served as editor 1990-1994, a period in which the newspaper won numerous …

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Central Health negotiating settlement in million dollar lawsuit

WEBBefore filing suit Wallace offered to settle claims against Central Health in return for two years wages and benefits, about $775,000. Instead, the agency’s board of …

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Central Health critics ramp up pressure ahead of vote on audit

WEBA group of healthcare and taxpayer advocates has stepped up criticism of Central Health, saying it lacks financial control over spending by its third-party providers …

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Lawsuit Challenges Central Health Spending

WEBAttorney Fred Lewis, backed by a dozen supporters, faces cameras and reporters for an October 18 press conference about the lawsuit to challenge Central …

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Central Health Archives

WEBCommissioners approve Central Health performance audit. April 5, 2023 10:32 AM. At long last the Travis County Hospital District, better known as Central …

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Central Health settles Wallace lawsuit

WEBColin Walsh. Wallace got 60 percent of the settlement, $59,265.99 and his attorney, Colin Walsh of Austin-based Wiley Walsh PC, collected the remainder. …

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