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Call to action: ‘This is a good time to redesign our healthcare system'

from D Magazine

Call to action: ‘This is a good time to redesign our healthcare system' D Magazine The Primary Care Consortium is advocating for significant changes in the way the state delivers healthcare. With the support of many of the state’s medical groups, is pushing for changes in federal aid distribution, primary care payment, and Medicaid expansion. The consortium made its case in a letter and brief to Governor Abbott and state legislators that includes support from the American Heart Association, Catalyst Health Network, CHRISTUS Health, Genesis Physicians Group, Texas Medical Association, Texas Nurses Association, and other groups representing more than 100,000 healthcare employees and millions of patient lives. “The escalating COVID-19 pandemic has had an unprecedented impact on our primary care systems,” the letter reads. READ MORE

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