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Central Health outlines $98.8M primary care boost, proposes 11.8¢ tax rate amid federal funding uncertainty
Summary
Central Health presented a FY2026 proposed budget that increases primary care funding by $98.8 million, proposes a property tax rate of $0.11802 per $100 valuation, and flagged potential federal policy changes that could reduce coverage and revenues for local partners.
Central Health on Aug. 12 presented its proposed fiscal year 2026 budget to the Travis County Commissioners Court, stressing a major expansion in primary care funding and warning of federal and state policy shifts that could reduce coverage and revenues for local health partners.
"FY 2026 will be the year of access," Pat Lee, Central Health president and CEO, told the court, summarizing the system's goal of reducing appointment wait times and increasing primary-care capacity. The Central Health proposal includes a $98.8 million increase in investment for Community Care — described by Central Health as the largest single-year expansion of primary-care funding in the organization's history.
Nut graf: Central Health proposed a property tax rate of 11.8¢ per $100 valuation (an 8% increase over the no-new-revenue rate), which the agency said would fund expanded clinical services, new specialty care and reserves to mitigate anticipated cuts to federal programs and marketplace subsidies.
Budget highlights and system goals - Proposed tax rate and reserves: Central…
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