ICC Programs

ICC Dental Sealant Project

In 2001 the ICC took on the task to organize and plan the annual dental sealant project. This program was initially started by a group of professional dentists and hygienists in 1998 before being managed by the ICC. The program provides free dental screenings, hygiene instructions and dental sealants to children from the Central Texas area. This one-day event usually takes place in the month of February and in conjunction with the American Dental Association's National Children's Dental Health Month. Throughout the years, the program has proven to be cost effective and very successful. (read more)

Quality Health Coverage for Children in Texas

Insure•a•kid is a community resource to help Central Texas families get, use and renew children's health insurance. insure•a•kid staff help uninsured families get their children enrolled in CHIP (Children's Health Insurance Program) and Children's Medicaid, low cost children's health insurance programs. Once families have insurance, insure•a•kid helps families use and renew their children's insurance.

Insure•a•kid staff use the Medicaider, an innovative web-based eligibility tool, to quickly determine a family's eligibility in multiple health care assistance programs. Staff also conduct follow-up calls to individuals that have been screened to insure they apply for coverage. To learn more about insure•a•kid, low cost health insurance and the Medicaider, contact insure•a•kid at 512-324-CHIP (2447) or visit www.insureakid.org

Medical Assistance Program (MAP)

The Medical Assistance Program (MAP) provides access to health care through networks of established providers for the City of Austin and Travis County residents who meet eligibility criteria with some services requiring a co-payment. To learn more about MAP please call 512-972-5210. For an appointment call 512-972-5300 or visit the MAP website.

Medicaider

Medicaider is an online eligibility tool, for use with uninsured patients. Its purpose is to assist eligibility workers in determining eligibility for Medicaid, SSI, SCHIP, and other federal and state programs for low-income individuals. The ICC has contracted with Network Sciences LLC to customize the tool with the addition of criteria for eligibility for Title V, Title XX, and MAP funding, as well as COA Sliding Scale, Seton Care Plus, and Project Access eligibility. In addition to assisting in the determination of public funding eligibility, these customizations will make it possible for the ICC members to direct patients to whichever charity care program or programs they desire at any given time. As of October 2004 over 101,600 patients had been screened and 10% were found to be eligible for third party reimbursement, which suggests that over $7 million in uncaptured revenue could be available to ICC members. http://www.medicaider.com/

Williamson County

HELPLINE (512-248-3252 OR 1-800-890-6296) serves as a telephone entry point for screening and counseling for the health care and social services delivery system in the county, and is recognized by the Texas State Information & Referral Network as the I & R Center for Williamson County.
Two key programs are:

Primary Health Care Program: Limited funds are available for some groups of people with income under 150% of the Federal Poverty Level who are not eligible for any other program. The four public clinics operated by the Williamson County & Cities Health District offer preventive health care services (immunizations, health risk assessments and annual physical exams). A network of community providers offer limited primary care services and some funds available for medications.
The County Indigent Health Care Program: Provides coverage for doctor visits, pharmacy, and hospitalization for very low-income residents (under 25% of the Federal Poverty Level) of Williamson County who are ineligible for other programs. Call the HELPLINE for more information. http://www.publichealthwilliamson.org

Medicaid

Medicaid is the State and Federal cooperative venture that provides medical coverage to eligible needy persons. The purpose of Medicaid in Texas is to improve the health of people who might otherwise go without medical care for themselves and their children. For more information about the Texas Medicaid Program, please visit The Texas Health and Human Services Commission website.

Project Access

The Travis County Medical Society, working with the Indigent Care Collaboration, has initiated Project Access, a coordinated system of volunteer physician care, hospital care, diagnostic services and medications assistance for the low-income, uninsured of Travis County. The mission of Project Access is to provide ready access to appropriate health care services for uninsured people in Travis County whose incomes are at or below 150% of the Federal poverty level and to improve the overall health of our community.

As of October 2004, 750 volunteer physicians are participating in the program and with the collaboration of these volunteer physicians, St. David�s and Seton, over $1 million of free care has been delivered. For more information, go to www.tcms.com

I-Care MPI/CDR System

The I-Care system is a web-based Master Patient Index/Clinical Data Repository that is used to store specific confidential patient health information as it is contributed by each ICC member. The goal of the system is to have an impact on obtaining �one-stop� health care for the patient. It should be used to better coordinate the needs of the medically under-served in Hays, Williamson and Travis counties by improving continuity of care, reducing duplicate procedures and reducing the time spent in seeking health care services. Access the I-Care system...