Republican Texas House candidate Dee Margo sent his supporters a treatise on his health care plan today.
The insurance company chief executive said he talked with doctors, experts and used his own experience to compile the plan.
Without further ado:
As I talk to voters about
issues facing them today, we often discuss the skyrocketing costs of
health care. I have met with many physicians and administrators from
the Paul Foster Texas Tech Medical School, Thomason Hospital, doctors
treating El Pasoans on a daily basis, and health care leaders around
the state. I’ve relied on these discussions and my 30 years of
experience to develop a comprehensive health care plan for all El
Pasoans.
My plan seeks to ensure the most vulnerable in
our society are protected and receive health insurance, while providing
the tools to reduce frivolous lawsuits, cut red tape, and give more
qualified physicians access to our state. My plan offers better health
care at a lower cost for all El Pasoans. You can review my health care
plan below and on my website.
Please join my team today. Together, we can make El Paso a better place to live, work and raise a family.
Sincerely,
Dee Margo
Medical Malpractice Liability
Dee Margo believes that Texas should continue to protect its physicians
and health care professionals from frivolous lawsuits, and he will file
and support legislation that continues lawsuit reform, including annual
evaluations of Texas’ medical malpractice liability insurance costs. By
keeping costs under control and reducing frivolous lawsuits, more
Texans will be covered by health insurance who would otherwise be
uninsured.
Streamlining Physician and Health Care Licensing
Dee Margo will support legislation that eliminates bureaucratic delays
in order to enable physicians and health care professionals that have
existing credentials and/or are transferring their credentials to
receive their professional licenses within a reasonable period of time.
Dental School at the Four-Year Texas Tech Medical School
Dee Margo believes Texas should support and fund a dental school at the
Texas Tech Medical School in El Paso and enable the dental school to
partner with the other institutions, such as the El Paso Community
College, on the campus of the Medical Center of the Americas.
Medical Center of the Americas
Dee Margo will ensure Texas continues its investment in the Medical
Center of the Americas (MCA). Dee believes we have to enable this
campus, which is comprised of numerous facilities, to fully develop
into the 21st century epicenter for health research, delivery of health
services, health education, and economic development for not only the
El Paso region, but for the entirety of the Americas. The MCA is
currently comprised of, but not limited to: R.E. Thomason Hospital;
Texas Tech Health Science Center-Four Year Medical School; Psychiatric
Center; Office of the Medical Examiner and Forensic Laboratory; Texas
Department of Human Services; West Texas Regional Poison Center; Maxine
L. Silva Magnet High School of Health Care Professions; and El Paso
City/County Health Administration.
Centers of Excellence at the Four-Year Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center Paul L. Foster School of Medicine
Dee Margo will make sure Texas continues its funding for the four-year
medical school at Texas Tech’s El Paso campus, and enable the four-year
medical school to establish centers of excellence for exponential
expansion of the capital investment and the creation of jobs at the
medical school’s campus. The medical school’s centers of excellence
should focus on: research and expertise in Hispanic health care issues;
a joint venture with William Beaumont Army Medical Center for advanced
research and treatment of the Army’s service personnel and their
dependents; and the establishment of globally competitive research
facilities on infectious diseases and other diseases such as diabetes.
Hispanic Health Issues
Dee Margo will work to ensure that the Medical Center of the Americas
receives adequate funding to be the leader in researching and
addressing health issues particular to Hispanics. The MCA, as a center
of excellence and innovation focused on Hispanic health issues, will
create jobs, increase the capital investment in our community, and
provide specialty health care for our region and beyond.
Community Partners
Dee Margo will support and help pass legislation that will encourage
partnerships with the MCA and other regional institutions including:
UTEP College of Health Sciences (School of Nursing) and Rehabilitation
Sciences; El Paso Community College School of Nursing; VA Health Care
System; University of Houston School of Public Health; Universidad
Autónoma de Oaxaca, Facultad de Medicina; and New Mexico State
University in Las Cruces, New Mexico.
Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP)
Dee Margo will support legislation that will reduce barriers to CHIP
and Medicaid enrollment, increase public outreach, and ensure that CHIP
has greater transparency for taxpayers, legislators, and consumers.
Furthermore, taxpayers must have the confidence that CHIP has
instituted the highest financial controls to ensure that CHIP performs
to the highest standards possible for the people it serves.
Affordable Health Insurance for Business
Dee Margo will work to help create a less regulated market, and expand
waivers for insurance carriers to develop flexible health plans for
small employers. Furthermore, Dee believes we need to continue amending
the Texas Health Insurance Risk Pool and/or provide other opportunities
to allow small employers to purchase health insurance through a pool.
Financial Aid Incentives for Students Enrolled in Health Care Programs at Texas Institutions of Higher Education
Dee Margo believes our state should create scholarships and work-study
partnerships for students at public colleges and universities who
obtain their degrees in medical professions and agree to work in
historically underserved areas and populations of Texas for a specific
period of time.
Economic Incentives for Health Care Industry
Dee Margo believes Texas should create a recruitment and retention
program that would reduce interest rates for student loans for health
care professionals who relocate and invest a specific period of time in
historically underserved areas of the state.
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