Physician Testimony Aids Legislative Wins
TMA's success in the 2009 session of the Texas Legislature was due in large part to physicians who provided key testimony to House and Senate committees as they conducted hearings on health care-related bills. Forty-two physicians, ranging from former TMA presidents to members of the TMA Board of Trustees to rank-and-file physicians, joined TMA Presidents William H. Fleming III, MD, and Josie Williams, MD, in testifying during the 140-day session.
Cancer Prevention and Protection
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Corporate Practice of Medicine
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Graduate Medical Education (GME)/Workforce
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Health Insurance Reform
- TMA Tells Legislatures About HB 2256: Health Plans and Transparency (May 20, 2009)
- TMA's Position on HB 1888: Health Plans Ranking System (May 11, 2009)
- TMA Supports SB 714: Regulate Silent PPOs (May 11, 2009)
- TMA Supports HB 1342: It Makes Health Insurance Easier for Patients to Use (May 4, 2009)
- TMA Supports HB 3120: Small Businesses Affordable Health Plans (April 14, 2009)
- TMA Supports Transparency and Accountability of Insurance Companies (April 14, 2009)
- TMA's Testimony on HB 2233: Continuation and Operation of the Office of Public Insurance Counsel (April 14, 2009)
- Health Plans Misuse of Databases (April 7, 2009)
- Health Plans Need to Standardize and Simplify Payment Terms (March 31, 2009)
- TMA Endorses Health Insurance Product Labeling (March 31, 2009)
- TMA Attacks Health Plan Rankings Based on Inaccurate Data (March 31, 2009)
- TMA Rejects HB 2256: Requirements for Contracts Between Physicians, Hospitals and Health Plans (March 24, 2009)
- TMA Supports HB 1392: Greater Transparency In Health Benefit Plan Ranking (March 17, 2009)
- TMA's Position on Out-of-Network Medical Claims ( PDF , March, 10, 2009)
- TMA Rejects Unregulated Silent PPOs (March 10, 2009)
- TMA Encourages Health Plans to Support Patients Use of Clinical Trials (March 3, 2009)
- Dr. Alfredo Tomas Garcia, III Supports and Clarifies Expedited Credentialing (March 3, 2009)
- Dr. John Holcomb Clarifies Why Health Plans Should Pay Routine Medical Cost In a Clinical Trial (March 2, 2009)
- Hinchey Pushes for Health Plan Transparency ( PDF , Nov. 5, 2008)
- TMA Testimony to Sunset Advisory Committee (June 24, 2008)
- TMA Opposes Health Plan Rankings Based on Inaccurate Data (May 21, 2008)
- TMA to Senate: Health Plans Should Pay Routine Medical Cost for Patients In Clinical Trials (May 21, 2008)
- Transparency and Efficiency: Keys to Controlling Health Care Cost ( PDF , May 22, 2008)
- TMA to Senate State Affairs Committee: Insurance Options and Their Impact on Patients (March 26, 2008)
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Immunizations
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Medical Liability Reforms
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Obesity
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Smoke-Free Texas
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The Uninsured/Medicaid/CHIP
- Patients Must Have Access to Effective, Timely, and Affordable Health Care ( PDF , May 5, 2009)
- Dr. Joseph Schneider Testifies on Medicaid Payments ( PDF , May 5, 2009)
- Support Continuous Coverage in Children's Medicaid (April 15, 2009)
- Insuring More Texas Children Is the Right Thing to Do (April 2, 2009)
- Include Medicaid and CHIP When Allocating Federal Stimulus Funding (March 12, 2009)
- Dr. Hellerstedt Outlines Primary Goals for Patient Care (Feb. 12, 2009)
- Texas Physician Testify on Medicaid Payments (Sept. 16, 2008)
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TMB
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Workers' Compensation
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More Testimonies
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