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The Physicians Benevolent Fund of the Texas Medical Association is now accepting applications for the Hurricane Ike Disaster Relief Fund.
"The program's purpose is to reestablish the delivery of medical care to the hardest-hit areas of Texas by providing physicians in need with financial assistance," said TMA House Speaker Stephen L. Brotherton, MD, chair of the Disaster Relief Fund. "Grants are available if your practice incurred uninsured or nonreimbursable property damage and you do not have adequate funding to cover the damage."
You may complete the applications on the TMA Web site or fill out and mail the PDF version of the form. (Need help with PDFs?) Completed applications will be evaluated monthly and must include copies of invoices/estimates to be considered for assistance. Physicians who practice in a Hurricane Ike federally designated disaster area are eligible to apply. Additional guidelines and a timetable for evaluating applications and awarding grants also are on the TMA Web site.
While TMA and the TMA Foundation continue to raise funds for the relief effort, the program is nearing its $1 million goal. A generous $500,000 donation from the Physicians' Foundation for Health Systems Excellence has been bolstered by additional contributions from UnitedHealthcare, the Texas Medical Liability Trust, the TMA Insurance Trust, Humana, the American Medical Association, the Okefenokee County Medical Society (Georgia), the Williamson County Medical Alliance, and the Louisiana State Medical Society. The TMA Foundation continues to accept donations online through its secure Web site.
"We intend to use every single penny we raise to help our fellow physicians begin seeing patients again," Dr. Brotherton said.
If you have questions or need help completing the application, e-mail Gail Schatte at TMA or call her at (800) 880-1300, ext. 1600.
Action, Nov. 17, 2008
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