2026 Legislative Testimonies

TMA physician leaders recommend lawmakers and government entities consider these proposals in 2026-27, as medicine works on behalf of patients to improve Texas’ health care system. TMA conducts this work in anticipation of the start of the 90th session of the Texas Legislature convening in January 2027.

Below are testimonies physicians have delivered during the 2026 legislative interim to lawmakers and state agencies.
Budget

Physicians Seek Funding for Disease Prevention, Maternal/Infant Health, Public Health Services and More in 2028-29 State Budget
(Testimony Submitted by Lauren Gambill, MD, for TMA and Other Physician Associations, April 30, 2026)
Health Insurance

TMA, Other Societies Share Physician Perspective on What's Driving Health Care Costs (TMA, Other Medical Associations’ Testimony by Andrew J. “Jimmy” Widmer, MD, to the House Select Committee on Health Care Affordability; April 30, 2026)
Public Health

TMA, TPS Suggest Improved Labeling, Packaging of THC Products
(TMA and Texas Pediatric Society Testimony by Lindy McGee, MD, to the Texas Department of State Health Services, Jan. 9, 2026)
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