“Physicians in their practices are seeing increasing and sometimes overwhelming amounts of red tape and bureaucracy relating to running their practice,” Darren Whitehurst, lobbyist for the Texas Medical Association (TMA) told KLBJ News. Ultimately, time spent cutting through the red tape leaves less time for doctors to take care of patients.
Currently five Texas physicians — and one spouse of a physician — hold public office at the state or national level to try to inject their first-hand medical expertise into health care policy discussions:
- U.S. Rep. Michael C. Burgess, MD, (in office 2002-present);
- Sen. Robert (“Bob”) Deuell, MD, (2003-present);
- Rep. Susan King, TMA Alliance member, (2006-present);
- Rep. Charles Schwertner, MD, (2011-present);
- Rep. Mark Shelton, MD, (2008-present); and
- Rep. John Zerwas, MD, (2006-present).
- James G. (Greg) Bonnen, MD;
- Donna Campbell, MD; and
- J.D. Sheffield, DO.
Senator Deuell, a Republican, voted to allow unwed teenage mothers access to prescription contraception without parental permission and views government-funded contraceptives for low-income women as a way to decrease abortions, which he opposes. Many in his party reject the idea that government should pay for birth control, but Senator Deuell told KUT, “It’s a lesser of two undesirables. If you don’t do that, then you’re going to have more unwanted pregnancies.”
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