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July 10, 2007


Lawsuit limits spur stampede of doctors to Texas

The surge in applications from out-of-state doctors has led to a serious backlog at the Texas Medical Board. (David Hendricks, San Antonio Express-News; N.C.P.A.)(via Kevin MD). "Officials said many of the relocating physicians are filling shortages in areas such as Beaumont, where trauma patients previously had to be flown [to] other cities because there weren't enough surgeons to treat them," reports the Houston Chronicle. Ron Coleman of Likelihood of Confusion, who's guestblogging this week at Overlawyered, has some discussion.

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