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House of Delegates urges end to reduced “dual-eligible” payments New president wants more members
Dr. Brotherton chosen TMA president-elect
Katrina physician talks ethics in crisis care
Dr. Connally receives top TMA award
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The past and present of malaria in Houston
Full text available at www.texmed .org/July12Journal/.
About the cover
Celia Neavel, MD, director of the Center for Adolescent Health at People’s Community Clinic in Austin, and many of her colleagues across Texas fear there will be more unplanned pregnancies and preventable diseases because of funding cuts that threaten access to family planning services.
PHOTO BY MATT RAINWATERS A steep price to pay
Texas physicians fear that sharp funding cuts in state family planning services and changes in a state health program for women will threaten women’s access to vital preventive services. They urge lawmakers to restore money to programs that provide low-income women with recommended screenings and birth control. BY CRYSTAL CONDE
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