"Even with today’s developments, we will continue to focus first on caring for patients, aligned with our mission to provide quality care to all. "Despite Central Health’s ongoing refusal to support increasing demand for MAP services and disregard of the existing contract regarding MAP membership, Ascension Seton has worked in good faith to continue providing critical healthcare services to Travis County residents," said Andy Davis, President and CEO, Ascension Texas. After years of attempted negotiation and mediation, Ascension Seton has no choice other than to seek a legal remedy. Ascension Seton also maintains that Central Health has unilaterally overenrolled individuals into the healthcare program while refusing to provide funding to support the care for these additional patients. For more than five years, and as the Travis County population continues to grow, demand for MAP services has far exceeded the number of individuals the program was designed and funded to support. Central Health repeatedly cites a 10-year-old agreement in their lawsuit, but completely ignores 23 agreements they have ratified since then that detail baseline numbers for appointments in specialty care.Īscension Seton maintains that Central Health has misrepresented its agreement and used distorted numbers to inaccurately represent growth of the MAP program. The data clearly demonstrates the success of the MAP program - through improved clinical outcomes and a better continuum of care. Ascension Seton believes that Central Health’s taxpayer-funded lawsuit is focusing on the wrong numbers. This action seeks to address Central Health’s over-enrollment and underfunding of the Medical Access Program (MAP), the county indigent healthcare program and the public-private partnership designed to provide equitable access to care for Travis County’s economically vulnerable residents.Īscension Seton had been seeking a good faith resolution to Central Health’s continued refusal to support increased demand for MAP services but was forced to seek legal remedy after Central Health refused to engage in further good faith discussions and negotiations. One of the men featured in the film is already living in an apartment and on the road to recovery, according to Ascension Seton.Lawsuit Seeks Court Intervention to Order Central Health to Fulfill Its Obligations to Support Medical Access Program for County’s Most Vulnerable ResidentsĪUSTIN, Texas, January 25, 2023-( BUSINESS WIRE)-Ascension Seton today announced it filed a lawsuit against Central Health. “We are grateful for the support from Ascension Seton and other members of the Austin community as we strive to reach this transformative goal of reaching functional zero in the Austin housing crisis,” Lynn Meredith, chair of Finding Home ATX’s Core Leadership Planning Group, said.įinding Home ATX was recently named one of the most ambitious Housing America partners due to its ‘housing first’ approach and goal to make homelessness in Austin brief and non-frequent.Īscension Seton also produced a film to help dispel myths about homeless and offer a message of hope. Andy Davis, President and Chief Executive Officer of Ascension Texasįinding Home ATX convened a summit with the City of Austin, Travis County, the Austin Chamber of Commerce and dozens of service providers to determine the investment need and path forward to reach its goal of ending unsheltered homelessness in Austin. We are proud to contribute to Finding Home ATX in collaboration with other local partners as they work to improve our community’s care for individuals experiencing homelessness and provide meaningful pathways to stable shelter. Ascension Seton is committed to supporting this transformational initiative as part of our mission to provide compassionate care for all. Unsheltered homelessness is a growing challenge and devastating reality for many individuals and families in our community. Finding Home ATX is working to rehouse those people and re-stabilize an additional 2,300 local households by the end of 2024. On any given night in Austin, about 3,000 people are without homes, according to a press release from Ascension Seton. AUSTIN (KXAN) Ascension Seton recently donated $3 million to Finding Home ATX to help with the organization’s goal of ending unsheltered homelessness in Austin.
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