WilCo grants $475,000 for uninsured healthcare program

Williamson County commissioners approved three separate grants totaling $475,000 on Nov. 10 to subsidize medical, dental and behavioral health visits for uninsured residents who have no other way to pay for care.

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The healthcare grant agreements formalize a county-funded healthcare safety net called the Williamson County Uninsured Healthcare Program, according to county documents.

The county will contribute:

• $200,000 to Lone Star Circle of Care

• $150,000 to Samaritan Health Ministries

• $125,000 to Sacred Heart

These grants will fund payments of $270 to the healthcare facilities for each qualifying patient visit.

Patients must be Williamson County residents, U.S. residents and have no other means to pay for the visit such as Medicaid or Medicare. The payments cover the following in-person visits:

• Primary and preventive medical care

• Dental healthcare

• Mental and behavioral health