Contents tagged with budget
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Capitol Update: 82nd Legislature adjourns, special session begins
Capitol Update: 82nd Legislature adjourns, special session begins
Health care reform bills get second chance
posted 06.02.11
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$172.3 billion budget puts $4.8 billion on “Medicaid … more
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Advisory committee for family medicine residencies grapples with cuts
Advisory committee for family medicine residencies grapples with cuts
posted 06.02.11
The Family Practice Residency Advisory Committee to the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board met Wed., … more
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Without investing in physician training, health care bill creates aims without the means
An important piece of legislation designed to improve quality and lower costs in our fractured and inefficient health care system has received a second chance in the Special Session after dying in the House when time ran out on the 82nd Texas Legislature. However, because of other actions taken by our legislators that defund primary care residency training and other programs to bolster the physician workforce now and in the future, Senate Bill 8’s laudable goals are left without the means to achieve them.
The overarching goal of S.B. 8 is to reverse the negative trend in our health care system, to bend the cost curve by testing and implementing various performance-based payment methods that provide incentives for improved patient outcomes. It achieves this through two key mechanisms: the creation of health care collaboratives and the creation of the Texas Institute of Health Care Quality and Efficiency.
As envisioned in the bill, health care collaboratives clinically integrate physicians, hospitals, diagnostic labs, imaging centers, and other health care providers, aligning financial incentives to keep patients healthy and out of the hospital and emergency room. They are designed to move the delivery system away from a fee-for-service based system—where physicians and hospitals are paid for quantity of services over quality—to one in which doctors, hospitals, and other providers are accountable for the overall care of the patient and the total cost of the care provided.
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Capitol Update: Family medicine residency programs face massive cut in budget agreement
Capitol Update: Family medicine residency programs face massive cut in budget agreement
posted 05.24.11
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Bills to expand scope of nurse practitioners fail
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Some wins, some … more
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Capitol Update: With time running out on the Legislature, special session “likely”
Capitol Update: With time running out on the Legislature, special session “likely”
posted 05.17.11
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New law allows rural hospitals to hire physicians
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IMG licensure bill heads to … more
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Capitol Update: Senate passes budget
Capitol Update: Senate passes budget
posted 05.05.11
It turns out that the Senate didn’t need 21 votes to move the budget along. A combination of rules allowed it to be brought up with priority … more
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Capitol Update: Senate stalls on budget debate, passes revenue measure
Capitol Update: Senate stalls on budget debate, passes revenue measure
posted 05.03.11
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Impending legislative deadlines could doom many bills
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“Health care efficiency” bills head … more
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Capitol Update: Physicians testify against independent practice for nurse practitioners
Capitol Update: Physicians testify against independent practice for nurse practitioners
posted 04.21.11
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Senate committee approves budget
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Family physician testifies in House … more
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The budget session
The budget session
By Kate Alfano
Having passed the halfway point in the 82nd Texas Legislature, the dominant issue of this session has been and continues to be the budget. Lawmakers came into … more
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Capitol Update: View the second edition of Capitol Report
Capitol Update: View the second edition of Capitol Report
posted 04.12.11
TAFP News presents the second edition of the Capitol Report news webcast. Join Academy communications staff Jonathan … more