The Travis County hospital district appears interested in the idea of going it alone on the expansion of Medicaid, but says there are no plans in the works. This weekend, The Washington Post reported that the six largest counties in Texas could seek to expand Medicaid independently of the state. This would effectively make an end run around Gov. Rick Perry's opposition to the program. Christie Garbe is the chief of communications and planning for Central Health – the Travis County hospital district – which was created in 2004 by a vote of county residents. “We’re not actively involved at this point in time [in those talks]," says Christie Garbe with Central Health, the Travis County hospital district. "We are watching closely as it’s an interesting possibility. But Central...
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One indirect effect of the Affordable Care Act is that it could mean more law firms and lawyers popping up in Central Texas....
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