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CHRISTUS Trinity Clinic reviews Hays County indigent care program; county hears rising cost figures
Summary
CHRISTUS Trinity Clinic presented enrollment, services and cost details for the county's indigent healthcare contract, reporting roughly 113 enrolled patients, common diagnoses and specialty referral practices; clinic leaders and county staff said total program costs are approaching $2 million annually when measured comprehensively.
CHRISTUS Trinity Clinic visited the July 8 Hays County Commissioners Court to present three years of data on the county's indigent health care contract and to describe clinic operations, patient demographics and program costs.
Clinic leaders said 113 Hays County patients were enrolled on the indigent program as of the presentation date and the average enrolled patient's age is near 50. The clinic described primary-care services, specialty referrals and a pharmacy arrangement that now allows patients to access prescriptions through local pharmacies as a convenience measure.
Kathleen Schumel, director of…
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