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Council directs staff to advance MD Health Pathways telehealth opt-out program with requested contract safeguards
Summary
After extended Q&A, council gave unanimous direction to place an MD Health Pathways utility-bill opt-out telehealth agreement on the Aug. 19 agenda, asking staff to negotiate escalation language to protect city costs and to require frequent reporting during the launch.
City staff and legal counsel briefed the Garland City Council on a proposed contract with MD Health Pathways, a telehealth provider that would operate via an opt-out monthly line item on utility bills. Staff described the program as a municipal partnership used in several Texas cities and said the service aims to reduce unnecessary emergency-room visits and expand access for uninsured or underinsured residents.
Staff said Garland's uninsured rate was 25.8 percent based on 2023 census data and that MD Pathways has worked with cities such as Henderson, Ferris and…
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