November 13, 2019
What could a TMA Membership mean for you, your practice, and your patients
Health System Reform
Medicare For All is becoming popular among Democratic lawmakers and the public. But, as popular as the concept is, the details are lost in the simple slogan of “Medicare for All.” Read More
The best course for providing health care lies between entitlements and options Read More
Indigent Health Care
Estimates of the Uninsured for Counties in Texas, Adults 18-64, 2015 Hidaldo # Uninsured: 212,990 % Uninsured: 45.9% Cameron # Uninsured: 95,580 % Uninsured: 40.7% Webb # Uninsured: 59,234 % Uninsured: 38.7% Potter # Uninsured: 21,429 % Uninsured: 31.3% Jefferson # Uninsured: 45,627 % Uninsured: 31.1% El Paso # Uninsured: 142,379 % Uninsured: 29.7% Angelina # Uninsured: 13,914 % Uninsured: 27.8% Dallas # Uninsured: 439,689 % Uninsured: 27.4% Gregg # Uninsured: 19,780 % Uninsured: 27.1% Grayson # Uninsured: 19,250 % Uninsured: 26.2% Harris # Uninsured: 739,850 % Uninsured: 25.8% Harrison # Uninsured: 9,924 % Uninsured: 25.7% San Patricio # Uninsured: 10,005 % Uninsured: 25.7% Liberty # Uninsured: 10,872 % Uninsured: 25.4% Ector # Uninsured: 24,269 % Uninsured: 25.3% Orange # Uninsured: 11,959 % Uninsured: 23.9% Nueces # Uninsured: 51,796 % Uninsured: 23.7% Bowie # Uninsured: 12,109 % Uninsured: 23.5% Tom Green # Uninsured: 15,602 % Uninsured: 22.6% Henderson # Uninsured: 10,095 % Uninsured: 22.4% Kaufman # Uninsured: 15,476 % Uninsured: 22.4% Smith # Uninsured: 29,470 % Uninsured: 22.4% Nacogdoches # Uninsured: 9,268 % Uninsured: % Bastrop # Uninsured: 10,364 % Uninsured: % Victoria # Uninsured: 11,677 % Uninsured: 21.5 % Tarrant # Uninsured: 258,033 % Uninsured: 21.0% Bexar # Uninsured: 240,251 % Uninsured: 20.7% Wichita # Uninsured: 14,496 % Uninsured: 20.4% McLennan # Uninsured: 30,125 % Uninsured: 20.2% Johnson # Uninsured: 19,099 % Uninsured: 20.1 % Parker # Uninsured: 15,121 % Uninsured: 20.0 % # Uninsured: % Uninsured: % # Uninsured: % Uninsured: % # Uninsured: % Uninsured: % # Uninsured: % Uninsured: % # Uninsured: % Uninsured: % # Uninsured: % Uninsured: % # Uninsured: % Uninsured: % # Uninsured: % Uninsured: % Source: United States Census Bureau. American Fact Finder.
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The December issue follows a group of UTMB medical students thrown into extreme situations in order to learn how to practice extreme medicine. The two-week course was offered through the school's preventive medicine department. Plus, read about the medical and economic ripple effects of Texas' uninsured rate, the worst in the nation.
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