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ROUNDS


Ten years later, tort reform keeps its promises


Aetna to pay $120 million in claims dispute


TEXPAC gets new director


Online reputation management for physicians


Good practices deserve recognition


Nominate local journalists for Anson Jones Award


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About the cover


Helping pregnant women get prenatal care is one of the advocacy efforts for Texas women by San Antonio family physician Janet Realini, MD, and the Texas Women’s Healthcare Coalition Steering Committee she chairs.


She and Houston OB-Gyn Lisa Hollier, MD, pictured above, are glad legislators restored women’s health funding, but warn that challenges remain.


COVER PHOTO BY MATT RAINWATERS


20 Women’s health funding


Legislators restored a large portion of previously cut women’s health funding this year, but physicians advise against excessive celebration. Texas must now rebuild the safety net and make sure there are enough physicians to serve women’s health needs. BY CRYSTAL ZUZEK


November 2013 TEXAS MEDICINE 1


JIM LINCOLN

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