Phil Gingrey: “Indeed, Madam Speaker, Texas, just as Pennsylvania, just as West Virginia, just as Georgia, is one of those crisis…”

“Indeed, Madam Speaker, Texas, just as Pennsylvania, just as West Virginia, just as Georgia, is one of those crisis States. According to a Texas Medical Association poll of Panhandle doctors, 61 percent, 61 percent, have plans to retire early, and 83 percent say they use defensive tactics in practicing medicine for fear of being sued. Another story from south Texas. A pregnant woman was forced to drive 80 miles to a San Antonio doctor and hospital because her family doctor in her more rural hometown had recently stopped delivering babies, citing malpractice concerns.”