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• HEALTH CARE DELIVERY

  Healthy Vision 2020We desperately need an unobstructed, clear view of the future of health care in Texas. Our growing population, beset by expensive acute and chronic diseases, doesn’t have enough physicians to care for them. The legislature’s view of the massive state Medicaid budget rarely extends beyond what it takes to balance this year’s budget. Many physicians face the deluge of new laws, rules, and regulations that keeps coming between them and their patients. With Healthy Vision 2020, we bring into focus a clear and distinct view of the rest of this decade in Texas health care. 
• TMA PRACTICE E-TIP

  Novitas ADR Letter: A Mailing DelayOn April 16, Novitas Solutions notified Texas Medicare physicians that a system problem had delayed the printing and mailing of Additional Documentation Request (ADR) letters for claims received between April 1, 2013, and April 12, 2013.
• MEDICAID

  Medicaid Congress Recommends Reform, ExpansionFinding a way for Texas to expand Medicaid coverage is among more than 100 different recommendations the Medicaid Congress researched and developed with input from diverse physician specialties and geographic regions across Texas.   
• TMA Practice E-Tips

  It's Official: ICD-10 in 2014In a letter to the American Medical Association, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services said it will not grant another extension for ICD-10 adoption; the hard deadline is Oct. 1, 2014. 
• REGULATORY

  Deadlines for Doctors Can Keep You Out of Regulatory HeatDeadlines for Doctors is a TMA service designed to help you keep up — and comply — with the onslaught of new state and federal regulations and insurance company rules governing medical practices. Our Deadlines for Doctors lists all of the key deadlines you need to know about and connects you with the resources you need to understand them and lead your practice away from the precipice. 
• EDUCATION CENTER

  CME Anytime, Anywhere!The Texas Medical Board required physicians to have 48 CME credits every two years including 2 credits of ethics. Come to our Education Center to find a wide array of programs to fulfill your requirements for you and your staff.