• Amid push for transparency, Travis County OKs audit for Central Health
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    Amid push for transparency, Travis County OKs audit for Central Health

    Millions of dollars in taxpayer money flow through Central Health every year, most of it going to hospitals, community clinics and Dell Medical School at the University of Texas. Should the public health care agency be doing more to make sure the organizations that get those funds are actually spending them they way they are intended? That question, raised by a group of residents, has made its way to Travis County’s top leaders. On Tuesday, Travis County commissioners voted to formally require Central Health, the county’s hospital district, to do a performance audit. A performance audit looks at how the entire operation is run and makes recommendations for needed changes.…

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