Contents tagged with graduate medical education
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CAPITOL UPDATE: Senate passes bill to increase residency slots
Capitol Update: Senate passes bill to increase residency slots
posted 04.24.13
The Senate passed legislation last week proposed by Sen. Jane Nelson, R-Flower Mound, that will strengthen the … more
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Senate Bill 143 unanimously approved
Capitol Update: Senate committee approves bill to increase access to primary care
posted 04.03.13
The Senate Committee on Higher Education approved Senate Bill 143 Wednesday, April 3, which would … more
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2 percent Medicare cut went into effect April 1: Novitas answers your questions
2 percent Medicare cut went into effect April 1: Novitas answers your questions
posted 04.03.13
Because Congress failed to reach a budget deal to block the Budget Control Act’s sequestration cuts, … more
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CAPITOL UPDATE: TAFP Board of Directors unanimously supports Medicaid expansion
Capitol Update: TAFP Board of Directors unanimously supports Medicaid expansion
posted 03.07.13
At last weekend’s Interim Session, TAFP’s Commission on Legislative and Public Affairs put forth a … more
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CAPITOL UPDATE: Key House committee explores expansion of residency positions
Capitol Update: Key House committee explores expansion of residency positions
posted 02.28.13
Graduate medical education is the hot topic du jour of the House Appropriations Committee these days … more
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CAPITOL UPDATE: Senate Finance considers higher education budget
Capitol Update: Senate Finance considers higher education budget
posted 01.31.13
The Senate Finance Committee heard testimony on article III of the state budget, which contains all funding for … more
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Overwhelmingly, stakeholders support family medicine residencies
By Clare Hawkins, M.D.
TAFP President-electWith another legislative session underway, our Academy is poised to make great gains for family medicine and recoup budget losses from 2011. We’re building on a decade of work educating legislators and the public about the value of family medicine, but it’s evident that our work particularly since the last session has led to a deeper understanding of the current and coming crisis in the primary care workforce.
This summer TAFP held a legislative training seminar in Austin and attendees of that conference formed the core of a new Key Contacts program. These leaders actively share resources provided by the Academy with their state representative and senator, which include not only our own policy briefs and legislative magazine features, but editorials and news stories from the major daily newspapers. People are “getting it.”
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CAPITOL UPDATE: 83rd Texas Legislature convenes
Capitol Update: 83rd Texas Legislature convenes
posted 01.11.13
Dr. Fiesinger served as Physician of the Day Jan. 8
And they’re off. The first week of the new 140-day legislative session is … more
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Family physicians face uncertainty from SGR, budget deliberations
Clock ticking on Congress to act on Medicare SGR, federal budget
AAFP urges members to tell lawmakers to spare family medicine
posted 12.6.12
Family physicians once again face uncertainty … more
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Recommendations for strengthening primary care in the 83rd Texas Legislature
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Recommendations for strengthening primary care in the 83rd Texas Legislature
In preparation for the 83rd Texas Legislature convening in January 2013, the Texas Academy of Family … more