Harris Health System, one of the largest indigent health care systems in the country,...
— Precinct 3 Commissioner Tom Ramsey and Precinct 4 Commissioner Jack Cagle — skipped Tuesday’s meeting to urge the court to adopt a lower overall property tax rate. State law requires four members of the court be present to set the tax rate.
Harris Health System includes Ben Taub and Lyndon B. Johnson hospitals, both of which treat a large share of uninsured, low-income residents and people of color. The system also operates more than 30 clinics throughout Harris County. He said 3,000 people are on the wait list for colonoscopies at Harris Health, and the agency was preparing to pay other providers to ease the backlog. Those services are in limbo without additional funds, he said.
In statements, the Republican commissioners cast doubt on health system leaders’ portrayal of the financial hit. Cagle said even if the proposed budget and tax rate is not adopted, new property growth would still give the hospital system additional revenue.
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