“We are seeing that even though Austin is becoming less and less affordable, it’s becoming even more the key access point for healthcare, affordable housing, transportation services and other social services,” said, chief strategy officer at Central Health. “So even though it is more expensive, Austin and Travis County is where people are able to receive help.”
People living in East Central Austin are most negatively affected by health inequities, but the report found that race and ethnicity, more than a person’s zip code, is the top factor driving health inequities. Black patients wereto have cardiovascular disease, and 40% more likely to have hypertension than Central Health’s overall patient population, while Latino patients were 10% more likely to have diabetes.
Central Health is aiming to offer more direct health services of its own instead of contracting with other providers in the coming years, a change that Crowley said will allow the organization to offer more specialty care. She also hopes that, even if they won’t expand Medicaid, the state legislature will look at making small changes to better the care landscape – like letting new mothers stay onfor 12 months after giving birth instead of just two.
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