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Texas Physicians Endorse Rep. Dora Olivo for Reelection to Texas House District 27
| For Immediate Release: Feb. 22, 2008 | |
| Contacts: | |
| Pam Udall: (512) 370-1382; Cell: 413-6807; e-mail: pam.udall@texmed.org | |
| Brent Annear: (512) 370-1381; Cell: (512) 656-7320; e-mail: brent.annear@texmed.org | |
| TEXPAC Contact: David Reynolds (512) 370-1365; e-mail: david.reynolds@texmed.org | |
AUSTIN - TEXPAC, the political advocacy arm of the Texas Medical Association (TMA), has endorsed Rep. Dora Olivo for reelection to Texas House District 27. TMA is Texas' largest physician organization.
"Representative Olivo is a champion on the Texas House Public Health Committee and in the Texas Legislature for patients and their physicians," said Manuel Acosta, MD, chair of the TMA Political Action Committee (TEXPAC) Board of Directors. "She consistently advocates for legislation that will improve the quality of health care for all Texans."
During the 2007 legislative session, she coauthored House Bill 109, which restored Children's Health Insurance Program coverage for more than 120,000 children in low-income, working families. She worked to shore up the Medicaid system so more physicians can provide quality care to poor Texans.
"Representative Olivo is a strong advocate of wellness and prevention and helped pass legislation to reduce Texas' diabetes and cancer rates," Dr. Acosta added.
"She actively listens to her local physicians and constituents and continues to work hard on their behalf to improve Texas' health care system. We look forward to working with Representative Olivo again," stated Dr. Acosta.
TEXPAC speaks on behalf of more than 43,000 Texas physicians and medical students, and nearly 8,000 alliance members. Organized in 1962, TEXPAC is one of the oldest political action committees in Texas. TEXPAC also is one of the largest bipartisan PACs in the state and ranks first in size among other state medical association PACs.
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