Brazos County holds public hearing on proposed FY2025 mandatory provider payments for nonpublic hospitals

Brazos County Commissioners Court held a public hearing on June 24, 2025, at 9:30 a.m. at the Brazos County Administration Building to consider a proposed amendment setting the FY2025 rate for the county's Local Provider Participation Fund (LPPF), a mandatory provider participation payment the county would require of all nonpublic hospitals and how revenue from those payments would be spent.

The hearing matters because county officials and hospital representatives said the local payments would be paid from hospital operating dollars and can trigger federal matching funds to support care for uninsured and low‑income patients. Justin Flores, director of finance for Adelanto Healthcare Ventures, told the court that hospitals are seeking additional dollars for the fund because of federal program changes and high local uncompensated‑care costs.

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