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Final Report on the 89th Texas Legislature
The 89th Texas Legislature featured several critical debates on health policy that have a wide-ranging impact on the practice of medicine, patient care, and collaboration within the broader healthcare system. This session brought new funding for colorectal cancer treatment, fights over scope-of-practice expansion, and efforts by the health insurance lobby to roll back hard-won patient protections like network adequacy and prior authorization reform.
While not exhaustive, this report outlines several of the most significant issues that the Texas Society of Gastroenterology and Endoscopy engaged in during the session and highlights our ongoing efforts to advocacy for the practice of gastroenterology while supporting sound public policy that services the best interest of patients.
