Legislation that would require health care providers to report referrals of patients to diagnostic imaging facilities in which the providers have an interest is stalled -- but not yet dead -- in the Texas Senate.
Workers' compensation providers have been under similar requirements in Texas for four years.
The legislation could affect providers for alternative plans used by nonsubscribing employers who don't participate in the workers' compensation system, which is optional in Texas.
Senate Bill 1101 by Sen. Robert Duncan, R-Lubbock, has drawn support from groups including the Texas A...
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