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TMA’s Top Legislative Priorities: Guarding Against Scope of Practice Expansion - 12/18/2024

Priority Protect patient safety and address health care workforce shortages in a way that ensures patients have access to physician led care no matter where they live.   Background It’s not unusual for Lubbock pediatrician Celeste Caballero, MD,

TMA’s Top Legislative Priorities: Expand Access to Care with Telemedicine Payment Parity - 12/18/2024

TMA supports improving access to high-quality, physician-led telemedicine care that is covered at the same rate as in-person visits.

TMA’s Top Legislative Priorities: Seek Balanced Regulation of AI - 12/18/2024

TMA will work to ensure artificial intelligence (AI) regulation supports physician practices but does not replace physicians’ medical expertise.

TMA’s Top Legislative Priorities: Safeguard Medical Liability Protections - 12/18/2024

The Texas Medical Association will fight to preserve Texas’ landmark medical liability reforms and prevent new liability risks that threaten access to care.

I Never Knew TMA: Did So Much Legislative Work - 12/16/2024

The Texas Medical Association's legislative agenda protects the patient-physician relationship from interference.

Doctoring Cars: Cade Clark, MD, Puts Lessons to Use Outside the Human Machine - 12/11/2024

Dr. Clark, a hematologist at the Baylor Charles A. Sammons Cancer Center in Dallas, sees his work as a doctor and his work on cars as similar practices, drawing on the scientific method and thinking about how multiple systems must work together.

Texas Medicine Magazine - 12/11/2024

Texas Medicine Magazine

I Never Knew TMA Membership: Could Help With Addressing My Insurance Needs - 12/11/2024

Those who belong to the Texas Medical Association can access policies tailored specifically to them and their practices from two TMA-endorsed entities.

I Never Knew TMA: Offered Practice-Specific Help - 12/10/2024

Whether you’re a physician in solo or small group practice in a rural area, employed by a large group or system in an urban market, or somewhere in between, TMA’s Practice Services team can assist with resources necessary to manage your practice.

I Never Knew TMA: Has Print and Digital Publications to Keep Members Informed - 12/09/2024

The Texas Medical Association keeps physicians informed with timely, tailored, trusted news about the business and practice of medicine.

Medicare Pays for End-of-Life Consults - 12/05/2024

As of January, Medicare pays physicians for advance care planning as a separate service, a long-sought victory that promotes educating patients and physicians on the issue. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services created two new payment codes that cover it as a separate service in physician practices and facilities, including hospitals.

Voice of Reason: TMA’s Board of Councilors Tackles Ethical Policymaking - 12/05/2024

Established in 1903, the Board of Councilors renders and updates opinions on matters of medical ethics, from abortion and medical use of cannabis to physician-assisted suicide and restrictive covenants, among other responsibilities.

On Guard for the Patient-Physician Relationship: 2023 Legislative Preview - 12/05/2024

A pandemic wind-down, a U.S. Supreme Court ruling, a possible recession, a national surprise-billing law. The 2023 Texas legislative session is one shaping up to be defined by a host of federal forces, some of them potentially contentious. Nevertheless, the House of Medicine stands steadfast in its legislative priorities. At the heart of the Texas Medical Association’s agenda for this session: protecting the practice of medicine and the patient-physician relationship, whether from criminalization, interference from insurers and other nonmedical entities, or public health threats.

I Never Knew TMA: Had Leadership Development Opportunities - 12/04/2024

TMA Leadership Development programming is designed to help build leadership skills, enhance your résumé, boost your career, and help you gain an understanding of how one can make a positive impact in your profession, your association, and your community.

I Never Knew TMA: Has Local Community Health and Outreach Programs - 11/27/2024

The Texas Medical Association’s community outreach programs offer a rewarding alternative for physicians to connect with their patients in ways that can have a big impact even beyond the office.  

I Never Knew TMA: Had AI Experts on its HIT Committee - 11/27/2024

TMA’s HIT Committee stands among nine councils and 18 standing committees that channel physician expertise to influence policy and programs that support Texas patients and physicians and provide solutions to the challenges they encounter.

I Never Knew TMA: Is On Call to Answer My Questions - 11/27/2024

Launched by TMA in October 2003, the Knowledge Center fields anywhere from 100 to 215 questions per week from physicians, their practice managers, and even some patients.  

I Never Knew TMA: Hosted Regional Conferences and Events - 11/27/2024

The Texas Medical Association hosts multiple events that are opportunities to network with physician leaders, explore CME tracks, and enjoy keynote presentations.

I Never Knew TMA: Offered Wellness Resources to Fight Burnout - 11/27/2024

The Texas Medical Association offers a menu of resources to help physicians actively put their wellness first.

I Never Knew TMA: Offered a Wealth of CME - 11/27/2024

CME is one of TMA's most abundant membership benefits and comes in multiple delivery systems.

Texas Medicine Back Issues - 11/21/2024

Back Issues

Power PAC: TMA’s Political Action Committee Carries Forward Pro-Medicine Legislation - 11/18/2024

TMA’s political action committee (TEXPAC) is at the tip of the spear to carry forward pro-medicine legislation.

Evening Out the Scale: TMA Gears Up for Another Legislative Battle Over Surprise Bills - 11/18/2024

TMA gears up for another legislative battle over surprise bills.

Safety in Statute: State Law Guides Violence Prevention in Health Care - 11/18/2024

A new state law guides violence prevention plans in health care.  

Closing the Gap: New Texas Network Adequacy Law Tackles Waivers - 11/18/2024

Although Texas has some of the strongest network adequacy rules in the country, poor enforcement and an overused waiver system have weakened physician practice viability and patients’ access to in-network care; thanks to advocacy by the Texas Medical Association, this will soon change.