The Harris County Hospital District soon may begin including the value of patients' assets, rather than just their incomes, as they evaluate applications for free- and reduced-cost health care.

Chief Financial Officer Ferdinand Gaenzel told the hospital district's board of managers earlier this month that officials are considering implementing an "assets test" for the Gold Card program to ensure people with substantial savings do not take advantage of the discount program. The district currently bases eligibility decisions solely on applicants' incomes...

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