Texas Medicine Today - April 2025

April 30, 2025

• TexMed Speaker to Tackle Drug Pricing, Entrepreneurship
• Outgoing TMA President G. Ray Callas, MD, Traverses Texas to Advocate for Medicine

April 29, 2025

• Top Technology Recommendations Align with TMA Policy, Education
• Apply for Local Impact Grants to Provide Free Immunizations in Your Community

April 28, 2025

• Rural-Access Solution Goes Before Senate Committee
• Incoming TMA President Jay Shah, MD, Readies For a Holistic Approach
• Courses Free to TMA Members

April 25, 2025

• Medical Education, Medicaid Get Budget Boosts as Final Deliberations Begin
• MedPAC Calls for Tying Medicare Payment to Inflation with a Permanent Update
• Attend a Council or Committee Meeting at TexMed, Open to All Members
• Record Licensure Numbers Show Steady Workforce Progress

April 24, 2025

• Record Licensure and Workforce Numbers Show Steady Progress
• Medical Education, Medicaid Get Budget Boosts as Final Deliberations Begin

April 23, 2025

• MedPAC Calls for Tying Medicare Payment to Inflation with a Permanent Update
• Physicians Benevolent Fund Bolstered by Ongoing TMAIT Gift Pledge

April 22, 2025

• Attend a Council or Committee Meeting at TexMed, Open to All Members
• Confidential Physician Counseling Now Free Thanks to TMAIT
• Books and Brunch: Dallas Physicians Promote Literacy, Healthy Habits

April 21, 2025

• Medicaid Funding Streams Crucial in State, Federal Advocacy Discussions
• TMA Signs Letter Calling for Congress to Protect Medicaid Funding
• Legislative Priority: Enhance Medicaid Payments and Coverage

April 18, 2025

TMA Holiday

April 17, 2025

• Deadline: Online Testimony on TMA Business Items Closes Today
• EXCLUSIVE: YouTube’s ‘Doctor Mike’ Talks Online Success, Patient Trust Ahead of TexMed 2025
• Walk with a Doc National Program Turns 20, Creates Lasting Community Changes
  

April 16, 2025

• Medicine Whelms Nurse Scope Expansion Bill
• U.S. Main Residency Match Reveals New and Growing Specialty Interests
• Webinar: Review Medicaid Revalidation Extension, Retroactive Enrollment

April 15, 2025

• Life of the Mother Act Captures House Committee, Physician Input
• Online Testimony on TMA Business Items Closes April 17
• Physicians Can Help Dispel Myths, Ease Sky-High Syphilis Rates

April 14, 2025

• Vaccine Uptake Improves Amid Measles Momentum 
• TMA Mobilizes Against Nurse Scope Expansion Bill
• Physician Legislators File Federal Prior Auth Reform Bill
• Combat Measles with TMA Resource Center

April 11, 2025

• TMA Mobilizes Against Nurse Scope Expansion Bill
• Deadline: CMS Issues New MIPS Hardship for IV Fluid Shortage, Extends Data Submission Period
• New DSHS Tool Aims to Further Decrease Opioid Overdose Deaths in Texas
• TexMed 2025 Unveils New CME, Tailored Offerings to Attendees at All Career Levels
• Courses Free to TMA Members

April 10, 2025

• Where Are They Now? 15 Years of Leadership College: G. Ray Callas, MD
• Texas Physicians Secure Top Spots in National Leadership Training Program

April 9, 2025

• New DSHS Tool Aims to Further Decrease Opioid Overdose Deaths in Texas
• Congress Extends Medicare Telehealth Flexibilities for Another Six Months

April 8, 2025

• E-Cigarette Regulation Heard in Senate, House Committees
• Physician Legislators File Federal Prior Auth Reform Bill
• Prior Authorization Fuels Physician Burnout, Decreases Access to Care, AMA Survey Finds

April 7, 2025

• TexMed 2025 Unveils New CME, Tailored Offerings to Attendees at All Career Levels
• Check Eligibility for Medicare Bonus Following Annual HPSA Update
• CMS Issues New MIPS Hardship for IV Fluid Shortage, Extends Data Submission Period

April 4, 2025

• ‘Who Writes the Rules Matters’: Medical Students Converge on Capitol to Educate and Advocate
• CMS Issues New MIPS Hardship for IV Fluid Shortage, Extends Data Submission Period
• U.S. Main Residency Match Reveals New, Growing Specialty Interests
• Insurance Concerns Dominate TMA Testimony

April 3, 2025

• U.S. Main Residency Match Reveals New, Growing Specialty Interests
• ‘Who Writes the Rules Matters’: Medical Students Converge on Capitol to Educate and Advocate
• Medicare Rolls Out New Payment Codes for Treating Chronic Conditions

April 2, 2025

• Walk with a Doc Turns 20, Creates Lasting Community Changes
• Books and Brunch: Dallas Physicians Promote Literacy, Healthy Habits
• UPDATE: TMA Reimagines Event Strategy Closer to Home

April 1, 2025

• Insurance Concerns Dominate TMA Testimony
• Webinar: Review Medicaid Revalidation Extension, Retroactive Enrollment
• I Never Knew TMA: Has Print and Digital Publications to Keep Members Informed

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