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Roosevelt County commissioners approve $12,712.57 in indigent healthcare claims
Summary
The commission reviewed 10 indigent healthcare claims totaling $16,479.57 and approved five claims recommended by staff totaling $12,712.57. Several claims were denied because patients had Medicaid or lacked applications on file.
Roosevelt County commissioners voted unanimously Tuesday to approve staff‑recommended indigent healthcare payments totaling $12,712.57.
Special Programs Coordinator Carla Weems presented 10 claims totaling $16,479.57 and recommended approval of five claims summing to $12,712.57; she said the claims recommended for disapproval involved patients who had Medicaid or did not have an indigent application on file. Commissioners went into the indigent healthcare review and returned after considering the claims; a subsequent motion to approve the report passed on a unanimous roll call.
No individual claimant names or medical details were discussed in open session during the commission meeting. The commission did not adopt new policy changes for indigent care at Tuesday’s meeting; commissioners approved the staff report as presented and directed staff to proceed with processing the approved claims.
The indigent program review was carried out in open session; commissioners did not announce any immediate changes to eligibility criteria.
