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160.002D Texans Against Lawsuit Abuse

160.002D

160.002Texans Against Lawsuit Abuse: The Texas Medical Association voted to cooperate with the Texas Chamber of Commerce Texans Against Lawsuit Abuse campaign, assist county medical societies in developing and implementing local anti-lawsuit abuse campaigns, and encourage members to involve themselves in state and local campaigns. In addition, TMA requested AMA concurrence and development of a national program of campaigns against lawsuit abuse (Res. 28F, p 141, I-91; reaffirmed CL Rep. 2-A-03; deleted COL Rep. 1-A-16).

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October 07, 2016

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 The website for the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is blunt: “History shows that severe illness and death rates tend to be higher for racial and ethnic minority populations during public health emergencies than for other populations.” That is certainly happening with COVID-19. Emerging data already show that long-standing social determinants of health are stacked against Blacks and Hispanics in Texas, in some cases prompting a stronger call for value-based care, among other tools, so physicians can better help people of color cope with the health inequities brought on by COVID-19.

 

 

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