Feb. 02, 2015
- WHAT: News conference highlighting obstacles physicians face
when caring for Texans on Medicaid, as part of Texas Medical Association’s
(TMA’s) First Tuesdays at the Capitol lobby day.
Physicians from all corners of Texas will discuss improvements needed to
ensure low-income patients receive efficient, quality care in the most
affordable setting. After the news conference, more than 200 physicians
and medical students will visit with hometown legislators and state
leaders about medicine’s legislative priorities detailed in TMA’s Healthy Vision
2020.
- WHEN: Tuesday, Feb. 3, all day.
News conference at 11 am.
- WHERE: News conference: Texas Capitol
Extension, E2.002 Legislative Conference Room
- WHO: Austin I. King, MD, TMA president;
Douglas W. Curran, MD, TMA Board of Trustees vice chair; Luis M.
Benavides, MD, TMA Council on Legislation member and Border Health Caucus
vice chair; Michael L. Battista, San Antonio neonatologist; and physicians
from across Texas
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
8 am-Noon
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TMA’s First Tuesdays
at the Capitol: Physicians
from across Texas visit legislators in their offices, and watch House and
Senate proceedings from the gallery.
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11 am
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News Conference:
E2.002 Legislative Conference Room
TMA physician leaders discuss
health care priorities and ask for legislative support on behalf of patient
care.
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1-4 pm
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TMA’s First Tuesdays
at the Capitol legislative visits continue.
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TMA is the
largest state medical society in the nation, representing more than 48,000
physician and medical student members. It is located in Austin and has 110
component county medical societies around the state. TMA’s key objective since
1853 is to improve the health of all Texans.
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Last Updated On
March 14, 2018
Originally Published On
February 02, 2015