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TMA: Reduce Health Law Red Tape
Now that the U.S. Supreme Court has upheld the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Congress and the Obama administration must find a way to reduce the law's overbearing bureaucracy, said Texas Medical Association President Michael E. Speer, MD.

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Perry Rejects PPACA Mandates
Railing against "brazen intrusions into the sovereignty of our state," Gov. Rick Perry told federal officials he opposes expanding Medicaid in Texas or creating health insurance exchanges, two key provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA).

Drop in Physician Acceptance of Medicaid, Medicare Patients
TMA physician leaders have long predicted government regulatory burdens, red tape, payment hassles, and low pay would erode the physician foundation of both Medicaid and Medicare.
TMA Help for You to Survive and Thrive in the New Health Care Landscape

Protect Your Right to Choose
If you’re thinking about becoming employed in an Accountable Care Organization (ACO) or Non-Profit Health Organization (NPHO) aka 5.01(a), are you contracting away your right to choose your health care liability insurer? Texas Medical Liablity Trust urges you to consider these possibilities and ask these questions before you sign.

Preventive Health Coverage Mandates Under Health System Reform
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Caution: Six Important Points Every Physician Should Consider About Medicare ACOs
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What the New Health Care Law Means for Physicians Medicare Fees
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New Health Law Provisions Taking Effect in 2011
TMA Timeline - UPDATED

Ten Things Physicians in Independent or Small-Group Practice Need to Know About Health System Reform
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Six Things Employed Physicians Need to Know About Health System Reform
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Thirteen Things Physicians in a Large Practice Need to Know
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Seven Things Rural Physicians Need to Know About Health System Reform
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Six Tax Provisions in New Health Law Physicians Need to Know
TMA Analysis - UPDATED

New Health Law Provisions Taking Effect in 2010
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Health Reform School Power Point
We will use the health system reform bill as a catalyst to help us identify what needs to be done … to make sure our patients have access to excellent care … to make sure our practices stay viable to make sure we have the autonomy to make decisions that are in our patients’ best interests.
Congressman Mike Burgess, MD: The Case Against the ACA

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"The Case Against Obamacare" panel with U.S. Rep. Michael Burgess moderated by Scott Braddock at The Texas Tribune Festival September 24, 2011.
Full Text and Analysis of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act

Read the Full Text
Read the entire bill, amendments, official summary, and legislative history at Congress.Org

TMA's Health Reform Bill Executive Summary
Prepared by TMA experts, this analysis reviews what the bill does and does not do.

TMA Complete Summary
Use this TMA staff summary of the bill and amendments to find which provision of the law may pertain to a particular question or issue. Then turn to the full text.

TMA Guiding Principles
House of Delegates' guiding principles TMA followed as it made Texas physicians' voices heard in Washington during the debate.

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