Texas County Progress

The Official Publication of the County Judges and Commissioners Association of Texas

County Indigent Health Care Program

County Indigent Health Care Programs Tap Into State Funds

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82nd Legislature Slashes Funding Eleven Texas counties received approximately $2.68 million in state matching funds in 2011 to help offset the cost of indigent health care, according to the latest Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) County Indigent Health Care Program (CIHCP) spending data report. The Indigent Health Care and Treatment Act of 1985 requires … [Read more...] about County Indigent Health Care Programs Tap Into State Funds

County Indigent Health Care Programs

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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

County Indigent Health Care Programs Tap Into State Funds

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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