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Bringing into focus a clear and distinct view of the rest of this decade in Texas health care. Offering a sharp perception of what lies ahead and what we must change to keep us all healthy.
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TMA's view: The ability of physicians to act in their patients’ best interests must not be compromised by outside – and sometimes competing – economic, political, and social pressures. Yet lawmakers and other nonphysicians progressively are inclined to delineate the details of the interaction between physicians and patients. Physicians will increasingly face nonphysicians’ attempts to mandate what tests, procedures, and treatments they must – or must not –provide to their patients.
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The ability of physicians to act in their patients’ best interests must not be compromised by outside – and sometimes competing – economic, political, and social pressures. Yet lawmakers and other nonphysicians progressively are inclined to delineate the details of the interaction between physicians and patients. Physicians will increasingly face nonphysicians’ attempts to mandate what tests, procedures, and treatments they must – or must not –provide to their patients. Delete the scoop?
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The ability of physicians to act in their patients’ best interests must not be compromised by outside – and sometimes competing – economic, political, and social pressures. Yet lawmakers and other nonphysicians progressively are inclined to delineate the details of the interaction between physicians and patients. Physicians will increasingly face nonphysicians’ attempts to mandate what tests, procedures, and treatments they must – or must not –provide to their patients. Delete the scoop?
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The leading causes of death and disability in Texas and the United States today are preventable because they are closely associated with personal lifestyle decisions. Texans’ personal behaviors contribute to more than 60 percent of all deaths in our state every year.