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For years, Texas has struggled with physician shortages, especially in rural areas. According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), 126 of Texas' 254 counties do not have enough primary care physicians and are designated Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSA), of about one per 3,000 residents. In addition, Texas has 295 Medically Underserved Areas (MUA),* more than any other state in the country.

State lawmakers took steps to address the physician shortage in the 2013 legislative session by approving two new medical schools in Austin and the Rio Grande Valley. However, simply graduating more primary care physicians will not necessarily mean increased access to primary care in Texas.

Texas suffers from a shortage of primary care providers and overly-restrictive scope of practice laws for nurses. It's time to change both.

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