FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Howard Marcus, MD
September 25, 2015 Chairman
Texas Alliance For Patient Access
2301 S. Capital of Texas Highway, J-101
Austin, Texas 78746
Voice: (512) 762-9667
Email: dr_hmarcus@msn.com<mailto:dr_hmarcus@msn.com>
12-Years Post-Liability Reform, Texas Hits Another Record in New Physicians
New Licenses for 2015 Up 7.5 Percent Over Previous Year’s Record
Austin TX–As it has for four of the past seven years, the Texas Medical Board licensed a record number of new physicians for the fiscal year that ended last month, surging past the 4,000 mark for the first time in history.
The board licensed a record 4,295 new Texas doctors last year, up 301 (7.5 percent) from the previous year’s record of 3,994. The number of license applications received (5,377) also broke the record of 5,150 set in 2014.
“Twelve years since the passage of our historic 2003 medical liability reforms, we continue to attract new physicians to Texas in record numbers,” said Austin internist Howard Marcus, M.D, chairman of Texas Alliance For Patient Access. “I don’t at all find that to be a coincidence.”
Texas has licensed an average of 3,432 new physicians each year since the passage of lawsuit reforms 12 years ago.
“As we promised during the campaign for liability reform, passage of House Bill 4 and Proposition 12 have reversed the epidemic of lawsuit abuse and, in turn, provided sick and injured Texans with better access to lifesaving care,” Dr. Marcus said.
