TMA Release "Doctor's Orders" - Preparation for the 2009 Texas Legislature

TMA Releases "Doctor's Orders"

As we prepare for the 81st Texas Legislature, we study the potential hot button issues to predict what organized medicine will be fighting for in 2009. According to "Doctors Orders: TMA's Prescription for a Healthy Texas," we are girding our loins for some difficult battles. As always, we will be lobbying for health insurance reform by promoting a code of conduct standard by which insurance companies must adhere, out of network accountability, and the establishment of a regulation system for PPOs. To address our looming physician shortage and increase access to care for all Texans, we will supporting legislation on properly funding our loan repayment program, funding for graduate medical education, fixing the Medicaid payment system, and protecting medical liability reforms. We are aiming to address public health issues as well, targeting the obesity epidemic and promoting smoke free ordinances, cancer prevention and detection methods, and immunizations. Corporate practice of medicine laws could also be on the chopping block which could severely limit the autonomy of the physician and have severe implications on the quality of care.

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Doctor's Orders: TMA's Prescription for a Health Texas