Whether the Wisconsin Medical Examining Board has ramped up penalties or Public Citizen’s new way of ranking states accounts for the improvement, or both, is not clear.
After Texas lawmakers passed a bill to close its longstanding Dr. Death loophole, patient advocates worry that the Texas Medical Board s timeline to implement it may be too long.
The law House Bill 1998, which passed the legislature with overwhelming bipartisan support and went into effect on Sept. 1 was sparked by KXAN's "Still Practicing" investigations. It requires stricter scrutiny over Texas doctors and increased transparency when they're disciplined.