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May is National High Blood Pressure Education Month, as announced by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). At Physicians Premier, your Portland, Texas emergency room, we are focusing our attention to the prevention and education of high blood pressure in the Portland community. Here are some facts ...

Freestanding emergency rooms are vital to Texans. Its presence in the local communities ensures that families receive the medical care they need as fast as possible. However, families in Texas are having their access to emergency care delayed, or worse, their coverage for care denied by insurance companies. This ...

Did you know that Texas has the highest incidences of surprise bills in the U.S.? This is because insurance companies are misleading patients, and as a result, they pass on a huge amount of emergency room costs to patients, keeping more of the profits to themselves.  The public policies ...

Every Texan deserves access to high-quality health care. A simple legislative fix would clarify the law & expand patient access for a variety of medical needs. Texas legislators are considering a bill right now that will expand your access to medical care. More often than not, patients are referred ...

Every Texan deserves access to high-quality health care. A simple legislative fix would clarify the law & expand patient access for a variety of medical needs. Texas legislators are considering a bill right now that will expand your access to Medical Care (HB 1278.) This bill will: We’ve changed ...