Opioid Crisis, Insurance Delaying Care, Issue Debates Top Texas Physicians ’ Conference

Physicians representing all regions of Texas will
convene to learn how better to solve the opioid crisis, how to use technology
to improve patient care, and consider proposed policy about: insurance company
practices that delay patient care; preventing harm from food allergies;
doctors ’ potential role in stopping human trafficking; physicians distributing
medicines (and whether pharmacists should be able to alter doctors’ prescriptions);
whether to tax feminine hygiene products; and even electric scooter safety. All
of these highlight TexMed 2019, the
Texas Medical Association ’s (TMA’s) annual physician conference,educational
showcase, and expo. Close to 2,000 TMA physician leaders and other health
care experts will gather in Dallas for TexMed 2019, the annual meeting of
America's largest state medical society.  

Source: TMA News Room - May 14, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news