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Residents criticize MD Health Pathways opt‑in model, raise concerns about homelessness and fire department funding
Summary
During citizen comments at the Oct. 6 Garland City Council meeting, three residents criticized an automatic opt-in telehealth program (MD Health Pathways), reported opt‑out numbers, and urged the city to address gaps in homelessness services and fire/ambulance funding.
Three residents used the citizen-comment period at the Oct. 6 Garland City Council meeting to raise concerns about the recently approved MD Health Pathways telehealth program, homelessness services and the fire department budget.
Danny Starnes, who gave his address on the record, said the MD Health Pathways program automatically enrolled residents without consent and is "predatory," particularly for older residents on fixed incomes. "This program will present an undue burden on our elderly…
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