Contents tagged with legislature
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Nurse practitioners fire first shots in latest battle to achieve independent practice
Nurse practitioners fire first shots in latest battle to achieve independent practice
Nurse practitioners say they know how to solve Texas’ shortage of primary care physicians: give advanced … more
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State leaders order agencies to make second round of budget cuts
State leaders order agencies to make second round of budget cuts
posted 06.10.10
With the wounds not yet healed from the first round of cuts to state agency budgets, Gov. Rick Perry and the … more
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Loan repayment application deadline extended to June 15, 2010
Loan repayment application deadline extended to June 15, 2010
posted 05.06.10
The Department of State Health Services announced at the end of March that the application deadline for the state’s … more
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Report from the 2010 TAFP Leadership and Legislative Conference
Report from the 2010 TAFP Leadership and Legislative Conference
Event trains family physicians in grassroots advocacy
A group of current and future TAFP leaders gathered in Austin Friday, April 9, … more
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A Tale of Two Sessions
A Tale of Two Sessions
The last time the Legislature convened under a budget shortfall, drastic cuts made to children’s health care programs and payments to physicians who care for them kicked 200, … more
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Texas Family Physician - Vol. 61 No. 2, Spring 2010
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President’s Letter
Member News
Perspective
Cover: Salvaging the safety netFacing a multibillion-dollar budget shortfall, Texas lawmakers must make tough cuts … more
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House, Senate committees set course with interim studies
House, Senate committees set course with interim studies
By Kate McCann
Members of the Texas Legislature enjoyed just a short break between when the busy 81st Legislative Session wrapped up in … more
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On the brink
The Baylor College of Medicine Kelsey-Seybold Family Medicine Residency Program is shutting its doors this year because it can’t secure stable funding from year to year. At a time when Texas … more
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New Texas law requires physicians to test pregnant women for STDs
New Texas law requires physicians to test pregnant women for STDs
posted 01.14.10
Texas physicians who care for pregnant women must now test every pregnant woman under their care for HIV, … more
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Reversing the trend
Reversing the trend
Texas’ enhanced loan repayment incentive set to draw more docs into primary care
By Kate McCann
Daniel Contreras has heard many reasons why his medical school classmates will … more