CAPITOL UPDATE: Deadlines loom in 81st session, your action needed to move bills Plus, view the latest edition of CAPITOL REPORT webcast
With several deadlines looming, many of the 7,000 bills filed are on the chopping block. TAFP needs you to take action to make sure the issues important to your patients and your practice move to the next stage of the legislative process. more...

Health care providers and legislators join in call to address primary care shortage
TAFP collaborated with other stakeholders to produce a video re-cap of the March 23 press conference on House Bill 1876, otherwise known as the loan repayment bill. An e-mail alert went out to members of the House Committee on Public Health. View the video and related links here.

HHSC expands list of benefits for Women’s Health Program
The program that provides health benefits for low-income women age 18-44 has expanded its list of services. Read about the new benefits and when you can start billing for services rendered. more...

Now available: Download videos on the medical home from YouTube
Eager to share the message of the medical home with your colleagues and patients? All videos published on www.medicalhomeforall.com are now available for download and sharing through YouTube. Go to www.youtube.com/user/MedicalHome4All to view the videos and send them to your friends.

EDUCATION UPDATE

Earn up to 20 CME hours with free online program on IBS and chronic constipation
TAFP is proud to present the hottest new CME format: the performance improvement initiative. Through the PI initiative, physicians can earn up to 20 CME hours without leaving their clinics, implementing knowledge learned using their patients and charts as examples. Enhance your practice with this program on irritable bowel syndrome and chronic constipation. more...