Texas Senator Cesar Blanco Introduces Legislation to Improve Access to Primary Care in Underserved Communities

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Cesar Blanco
Senator | El Paso, TX

Texas Senator Cesar Blanco Introduces Legislation to Improve Access to Primary Care in Underserved Communities

Idea Category: Healthcare

Texas Senator Cesar Blanco reintroduced legislation aimed at improving access to primary care across the state, with a focus on rural and underserved communities. The HEAL Texans Act is a bipartisan effort that seeks to reduce bureaucratic and administrative barriers for advanced practice registered nurses to act as primary care providers for patients across the state. "Like dialing 9-1-1, Senate Bill 9-1-1 represents an emergency," said Blanco. "This bill will tear down the unnecessary barriers that keep Texans from getting care. It will allow nurse practitioners to do what they are already trained, licensed and prepared to do – without a bureaucratic permission slip. The lack of access to quality, affordable healthcare is a crisis and the HEAL Texans Act is the solution."