Top Stories Affecting Physicians and Patients

• Physician Services Organization

  TMA, Dallas and Harris County Medical Societies Team UpTexas’ premier physician associations announced the establishment of an organization to deliver doctors the survival tools they need to provide demonstrably better and more efficient patient care and compete in today’s health care marketplace. “I am confident the Physician Services Organization for Patient Care will save local practices,” said TMA President Stephen L. Brotherton, MD.
• Public Health

  TMA, Other State Societies Urge Congress’ MedicareTMA and medical associations from several states are meeting with members of Congress in hopes of saving Medicare for patients. “This is the first effort by an inclusive grassroots coalition of state leaders in organized medicine to urge Congress to solve some of America’s biggest health care problems,” said Louis Goodman, PhD, TMA’s executive vice president and chief executive officer.
• TMA Leadership

  Fort Worth Physician Sworn in as TMA's 148th President Stephen L. Brotherton, MD, of Fort Worth, took office as the Texas Medical Association's148th president during the associaton's annual meeting in San Antonio. TMA's House of Delegates, the association's policymaking body, elected Dr. Brotherton TMA president-elect last year.
• Medicaid

  Reform Medicaid First, Then ExpandTMA President, Michael E. Speer says, "Texas physicians have a clear message for our federal and state policymakers on the issue of Medicaid expansion: “Reform first, then expand only with a state-specific plan that targets the unique health care needs of our state’s population and that Texas taxpayers can afford.”
• Medicaid/Medicare

  Drop in Physician Acceptance of Medicaid, Medicare Patients Texas Medical Association (TMA) physician leaders have long predicted government regulatory burdens, red tape, payment hassles, and low pay would erode the physician foundation of both Medicaid and Medicare. That day is here, read more ...