Volume 115, Number 1 — January 2019
Cover Story: On Call at the Capitol (pages 20-25)
Medicine's ambitious course for the 86th Legislature includes improving Medicaid, maternal health, insurer accountability. By Joey Berlin and Sean Price
Q&A: Eman Attaya, MD (pages 18-19)
Lubbock radiologist finds creative ways to introduce science to children . By David Doolitte
Public Health: Leveraging LARCs (pages 26-29)
Long-acting reversible contraceptives part of Texas' solution to unwanted pregnancies, maternal deaths. By Sean Price
Legislative Affairs: New Allies at the Capitol (pages 30-33)
TEXPAC endorsements help bring fresh faces to the Texas Legislature. By Joey Berlin
Economics: Buying Time (pages 36-39)
Medicine's warnings prompt CMS to delay dramatic coding and payment changes. By Joey Berlin
Practice Management: Making the CEHRT Switch (pages 40-42)
EHR software upgrade required for Medicare, Medicaid incentive payment programs. By Sean Price
Law: "A Threat to All Texas Physicians" (pages 44-45)
TMA continues to back surgeon in defamation suit. By Joey Berlin
Vaccine-preventable Diseases (page 47)
Talk to Patients About: Rotavirus. By Sean Price
Profile: Rick Snyder, MD (page 48)
Cardiologist sees political advocacy as a way to treat millions at a time. By Joey Berlin
Also in This Issue:
Journal: HPV Education (page 4)
Rounds: AMA Special Coverage (pages 16-17)
Imaging: Physician Legislators (page 34)