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Henderson County backs bill to remove expiration from Northeast Healthcare Provider Participation District
Summary
County Commissioners voted unanimously to support codifying the Northeast Healthcare Provider Participation District into the Texas Health and Safety Code to remove an expiration date and preserve state funding for care of uninsured and underinsured patients.
Henderson County Commissioners on April 8 voted unanimously to approve an order supporting codification of the Northeast Healthcare Provider Participation District in the Texas Health and Safety Code, a move county and hospital officials said would allow continued access to state funds for care of uninsured and underinsured patients.
The action asks Henderson County Judge McKinney to sign an order encouraging the Texas Legislature to remove the district’s statutory expiration date of Sept. 1, 2025. The district, formed May 1, 2023, covers three counties…
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