Dual-Eligible Medical Emergency Hits Houston

The state's new policy of restricting payments to physicians for caring for patients who are eligible for both Medicare and Medicaid is creating a medical emergency all across Texas. In Houston, primary care physician Ana M. Torres, MD, and heart surgeon Emilio Hisse, MD, say the cuts are making it harder and harder for them to see the "dual-eligibles," mostly elderly patients who often battle multiple chronic diseases like diabetes and high blood pressure. TMA is calling on state leaders to reverse the cuts and spare these patients.

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