Contents tagged with health care reform
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Embracing change on the border
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Embracing change on the border
RGV Health Associates ACO makes Medicare shared savings work in the Rio Grande Valley
By Jonathan Nelson
McAllen, Texas became ground zero for the … more
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Keep doing what you do best; change what needs to be changed
An adaptation of the 2014-2015 incoming president’s address
By Dale Ragle, MD
TAFP President, 2014-2015It is an honor and a privilege to serve my fellow family docs as TAFP President. There is no other group of people that I would rather serve and give my time to than you. I represent all of you, whether you are a solo, rural doc in west Texas where you may be the only doctor within 70 miles, a doctor in a big multi-specialty group, a resident in training, or a medical student aspiring for a career in family medicine. You all deserve my service and attention and you all shall get it.
The last three members to serve as president of our organization have initiated their terms with inaugural speeches about change and reform of our health care system. I too will tell you that our health care system is indeed changing and we are going to have to adapt in some way. The forces driving this change are bigger than TAFP, they are bigger than AAFP, and they are bigger than the AMA.
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Let’s work together to keep our Academy and our specialty strong in a time of great change
An excerpt from the 2013 incoming presidential address
By Clare Hawkins, M.D., M.Sc.
TAFP President, 2013-2014Change is inevitable. We can change or die. As family physicians, we can lead the coming change in our health care delivery system.
Charles Darwin said, “It is not the strongest of the species that survives, nor the most intelligent that survives. It is the one that is the most adaptable to change.”
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Health Insurance Marketplace
As patients come to you with questions about Texas’ new federally-facilitated health insurance marketplace, here are some resources and information for you. Enrollment in the marketplace health … more
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Navigators announced for health insurance marketplace
Navigators announced for health insurance marketplace
posted 09.05.13
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services recently released the list of organizations receiving grants to become … more
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Texas Family Physician - Vol. 64 No. 3, Summer 2013
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President’s letter
Perspective
CONTENTS
Family medicine under the domeThe 83rd Texas Legislature strengthened the state’s physician … more
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How physician practices can prepare for a health care marketplace
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How physician practices can prepare for a health care marketplace
By Brian Klepper, Ph.D.
What is the path forward for physicians who want to remain in private practice, outside … more
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Texas doctors, uninsured patients, and the ACA: What’s next?
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Texas doctors, uninsured patients, and the ACA: What’s next?
By Ankeny Minoux
Wonder just what the Affordable Care Act will mean in practical terms for your office and your patients? … more
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Opening soon: The health insurance marketplace
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By Samantha White
Since the signing of the Affordable Care Act in 2010, you’ve probably had many patients come to you for answers to a host of questions, but you can expect an … more
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Medicaid expansion: A tale of two states
It’s no secret that Texas Gov. Rick Perry openly opposes federal health care reform. He has used every opportunity to reiterate that he will veto any effort by the legislature to participate in Medicaid expansion in Texas – an option granted to the states by last summer’s Supreme Court ruling. One source counts 14 states that have fully rejected accepting federal funds to extend health care coverage to low-income adults, while 20 states are fully participating in the expansion and 16 are undecided.
A state certain to participate in the expansion is Colorado, my new home state. The bill to expand Medicaid to 330,000 Coloradans passed both chambers of the General Assembly last week. Once the Senate approves amendments to the House version of the bill, it will head to the desk of Gov. John Hickenlooper, who has pledged to sign it into law.
In many respects (to the delight of this Texas native), the two states are very similar. Colorado has its urban capital, several other mid-size cities, and vast expanses of rural space. Residents also have a fierce loyalty to the state. And, until the past decade when control of the House, Senate, and the governor’s mansion has flip-flopped between the parties, Colorado has historically been conservative. The current split in the House is 37 Democrats, 28 Republicans. In the Senate, it’s 20 Democrats, 15 Republicans. And, of course, the governor is a Democrat.
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