Description

The Texas Medical Association is pursuing an ambitious agenda in the 2009 Texas Legislature. A tight budget, narrow partisan margins in the Texas House and Senate, and an anticipated all-out assault on scope of practice promise to make the 2009 legislative session particularly challenging for organized medicine.

TMA has prepared for the session by developing "Doctor's Orders: TMA's Prescription for a Healthy Texas." It lays out the association's plan, including efforts to:

- Hold health insurance companies accountable;
- Protect our 2003 liability reforms;
- Make sure Texans receive affordable, timely, and high-quality health care; and
- Improve Texas' fiscal and physical health.