title: First line of defense.
authors.affiliation: TMLT Governing Board, Texas, USA. erin.prather@texmed.org
authors.forename: Erin
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Prather
mesh_terms: D032982:Contracts; D007348:Insurance, Health / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D010820:Physicians / Q000191:economics; D012051:Reimbursement Mechanisms / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence* / Q000458:organization & administration; D012955:Societies, Medical; D013781:Texas