Burnet County commissioners adopted the Burnet County Health Care Provider Participation Program, just before the regular session began June 10, during a public hearing, As authorized by Texas law, the court designated Hill Country National Bank as the depository of the mandatory collection of payments from two main Burnet County health care facilities, Baylor Scott & White and Ascension Seton hospitals.
Those payments (known as local provider participation funds, limited to no more that 6% of net patient revenue) are transferred to the Texas Health and Human Services Commission, which facilitates Medicaid reimbursements for local hospitals.
“It (the participation program) will draw down additional federal dollars to support our hospitals,” County Judge Bryan Wilson said.
