Advocacy

TOA Is the Voice of Orthopaedics in Texas!

Issue Alert:  The 2017 Texas Legislature Can Protect Visiting Team Physicians & Athletic Trainers

Orthopaedic Advocacy

Few other medical specialties face as many legislative and regulatory challenges as orthopaedics. TOA is the only organization focused completely on public policy issues for orthopaedics in Texas.

TOA members receive regular updates about how state and federal policy decisions will impact their practices through TOA’s e-mail newsletter. TOA members can also log into the website to view more information regarding various issues.

We are involved in numerous issues, including:

Affordable Care Act

Allied Health Provider

Commercial Insurance

Facilities (Hospitals & ASCs)

Medicaid

Medicare

Physician Ownership

Prescription Drugs

Public Health

Quality Outcomes

Scope of Practice

Sports Medicine

Texas Orthopaedic PAC

Trauma (not available at this time)

Workers’ Compensation