Malpractice caps in Texas are causing a problem. So many doctors want to work there, there is a certification backlog:
So many doctors are seeking licenses to practice in Texas that the board is facing a certification backlog. As Express-News business columnist David Hendricks recently detailed, the board processed 2,446 licenses in fiscal year 2001. In fiscal year 2006, the number jumped to 4,026.
More doctors who earn their medical degrees in Texas are choosing to stay here. And more doctors from other states are seeking to move here.
(via PointofLaw.com)
