County to participate in regional health care partnership

Williamson County is collaborating with other counties, local governments and health care providers to create a regional health care partnership.

In December, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services approved the Texas Healthcare Transformation and Quality Improvement Program 1115 Waiver.

Bride Roberts, accreditation coordinator with the Williamson County and Cities Health District, said the change makes up to $29 billion in federal matching funds available to Texas over five years, compared with $15 billion previously. To access the funds, counties, local governments and health care providers have to organize into regional health care partnerships.