Sendero Health Plans
Sendero Health Plans, Inc. (“Sendero”) was formed in 2011 as a new, non-profit organization in Central Texas to improve access to care for those covered by publicly-funded health insurance programs. Sendero was granted an HMO Certificate of Authority from the Texas Department of Insurance (TDI). In mid-2011, Sendero submitted a proposal to the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) to contract for the management of the STAR and CHIP programs in the 8-county Travis Service Delivery Area (Burnet, Bastrop, Travis, Fayette, Hays, Williamson, Lee, and Caldwell). That contract was granted by HHSC in September 2011, and Sendero was authorized to begin services on March 1, 2012. Sponsored by Travis County Healthcare District (d.b.a. Central Health), Sendero Health Plans draws on Central Health’s extensive experience in providing affordable quality healthcare coverage to residents in Travis County. In addition to providing expertise to Sendero, Central Health has dedicated funding for HMO startup and risk based capital. Central Health has appointed two members of its own Board of Managers to the Sendero Board. Additional board members are community and business representatives with deep relevant experience and a dedication to the mission of Sendero to serve the health needs of the medically underserved population of the Travis SDA. Members include a former Commissioner of TDI, and executives of the Texas Department of Health. As a community based health plan, Sendero is positioned to evolve with the changing health care landscape to be the health plan provider of choice for a growing number of Central Texans, and allow revenue to stay in Central Texas to further improve our local healthcare system. IdealCare, Sendero Health Plans’ Federal Health Insurance Marketplace offering has contributed to overall health coverage for the county by providing competitively priced insurance coverage to uninsured, low-income resident. IdealCare also allows Sendero to provide coverage to all family members.
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Location
2028 East Ben White Boulevard
Suite 400
Austin, TX 78741
