Ten Texas counties received approximately $2.6 million in state matching funds in 2007 to help offset the cost of indigent health care, said Jan Maberry, County Indigent Health Care Program (CIHCP) manager for the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS). The Indigent Health Care and Treatment Act of 1985 requires counties that are not completely covered by a hospital … [Read more...] about County Indigent Health Care Programs
Indigent Health Care
Federal Study Cites Mental Health Issues Among Inmates
The report was written by BJS statisticians Doris J. James and Lauren E. Glaze and can be found at www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/abstract/mhppji.htm. Additional information about BJS statistical reports a … [Read more...] about Federal Study Cites Mental Health Issues Among Inmates
The Challenges of Indigent Health Care
Upon taking office as a newly elected Taylor County Commissioner in 1993, I had very little knowledge of Indigent Health Care (IHC) services or how IHC impacted the county budget. That year our IHC budget was $1,000,000 … [Read more...] about The Challenges of Indigent Health Care
County Indigent Health Care Programs Tap Into State Funds
Twenty-one Texas counties received approximately $5.1 million in state matching funds in 2005 to help offset the cost of indigent health care, said Jan Maberry, County Indigent Health Care Program (CIHCP) manager for the Texas Department of State Health Services. The Indigent Health Care and Treatment Act of 1985 requires counties that are not completely covered by a hospital … [Read more...] about County Indigent Health Care Programs Tap Into State Funds
Indigent Health Care Study
An advisory committee selected by Albert Hawkins, executive commissioner of the Health and Human Services Commission, will conduct a study and submit recommendations to the next session of the Legislature on Indigent Health Care programs. Under the provisions of Senate Bill 44 sponsored by Senator Nelson and Representative Delisi, the advisory committee will file its report by … [Read more...] about Indigent Health Care Study