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Physicians report struggles on anniversary of health reform
One year after President Obama signed his landmark health reform bill, physicians report difficulties and unhappiness over the state of their medical practices. For example, physicians revealed
Medicaid fee cuts could set off a stampede of doctors
As potential Medicaid fee cuts loom, physicians in Texas are threatening to drop Medicaid patients, the Dallas Morning News reports. Forty-five percent of doctors polled by the Texas Medical
Physicians clinging unhappily to Medicare
At one point, it was beginning to look like the Medicare program was losing traction with doctors. In fact, in the summer of 2008 the Texas Medical Association released a survey concluding that only
Health plan bureaucracy steals doctors' time from patients
A new survey by the Texas Medical Association concludes that dealing with health plan bureaucracy--particularly collections--steals doctors' time with their patients. Doctors said they're worried
Survey: TX physicians say paperwork hurts patients
A physician survey done by the Texas Medical Association has concluded that doctors feel health plans and government bureaucracy undermine patient care. The survey, which polled 850 of the state's
Almost half of TX doctors opting out of Medicare
In Texas, it appears that officials' worst fears about Medicare acceptance are coming to pass. According to a recent survey by the Texas Medical Association, only 58 percent of doctors in the state
SPOTLIGHT: TX doctors withdraw endorsement over Medicare cuts
Angry over his vote to block consideration of a bill stopping the planned 10.6 percent Medicare cut, the Texas Medical Association has declared war on U.S. Sen. John Cornyn. The group's 43,000
