Central Health is the public agency that
ensures Travis County residents with low
income have access to the best possible
health care. We do this by working with a
network of partners, including CommUnityCare,
Sendero, and the Community Care
Collaborative, Central Health's nonprofit
partnership with Seton. These partners
make up the Central Health Enterprise.
In 2016
Central Health funded care for about one
out of ten Travis County residents,
nearly 144,000 people. 96 percent of Central
Health's budget goes to health care
delivery. Central Health is creating a
coordinated health care system that
provides access to care in new and
innovative ways, from community-based
clinics and a new state-of-the-art
teaching hospital, to mobile and virtual
health care. The Central Health
Enterprise nurtures a healthy community
by providing better outcomes for
patients, not just paying for more doctor
visits. How do we do it. Central Health
funds CommUnityCare health centers, the
largest network of clinics in Travis
County devoted to caring for people with
low income. Central Health also partners
with Seton through the Community Care
Collaborative to share resources and
provide high-quality, cost-effective care
for residents with low income in
hospital and clinical settings, creating
a true safety net of care. Central
Health's Medical Access Program, or MAP,
helps Travis County's lowest income
residents get health care.
With MAP, doctor and hospital visits and
prescriptions are covered, and through
Sendero, Central Health's nonprofit
health insurance plan, about seventy five
thousand people have received health
coverage since 2014. Through these
collaborative partnerships Central
Health is delivering on its promise to
Travis County taxpayers to reinvent
health care by increasing access to
quality care, reducing costs, and creating
a model healthy community.
To learn more about how we're
transforming healthcare in Travis County
visit CentralHealth.net. Also follow
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