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ROUNDS


Fall Conference keynote speaker dissects what’s next for PPACA


Women’s health program gag rule defeated


CME the easy way


PBF helps physician families of all ages


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JOURNAL


Enhanced surveillance of maternal mortality in Texas


Full text available at www.texmed .org/Dec12Journal/.


HEALTHY VISION 2020


Protect and Promote a Fair Civil Justice System


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Carousel Pediatrics owner Glenn Wood, MD, is battling state officials over their claims of Medicaid fraud. He says it’s a case of mistakes, not fraud. The state has adopted antifraud rules that presume a physician is guilty.


PHOTO BY MATT RAINWATERS


16 Guilty ’til proven innocent


TMA fears the new rules to prevent Medicaid fraud will make the state presume that physicians are crooks. That’s exactly what happened to Austin’s Carousel Pediatrics. The practice is fighting to keep its doors open. BY CRYSTAL CONDE


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