TMA Physician Leader to Senators: Protect Safety Net, Women’s Health Programs - 04/20/2018
Dr. Van Ramshorst urged the committee to “protect vital Health and Human Services safety net programs, including Medicaid, the Children’s Health Insurance Program [CHIP], and women’s health programs.” He stresses that ensuring 4 million Texans have access to affordable preventive, primary, and specialty care is an investment in their health and in the state’s fiscal health. He lists adequately funding prenatal care to protect the health of pregnant mothers and their newborns, reversing the trend of increasing maternal mortality, and ensuring adequate pay for physicians who care for Medicaid patients among the benefits of sufficient funding, ultimately preserving access to care.