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To curb rising health care costs, physicians say Texas must reduce administrative waste, preserve meaningful coverage, and scrutinize market structures that reward consolidation and higher-cost settings.

The Texas Medical Association installed Waco otolaryngologist Bradford W. Holland, MD, as its 161st president during TexMed, TMA’s annual conference. He assumes this one-year role after serving as TMA’s president-elect during the past year. Dr. Holland becomes the first TMA president from Waco in more than 50 years.

The Texas Medical Association elected Kimberly E. Monday, MD, president-elect this weekend during TexMed, TMA’s annual conference. The Houston neurologist will serve one year in this office before becoming president.

The Texas Medical Association has honored Georgetown pediatrician John W. Hellerstedt, MD, with the 2026 TMA Distinguished Service Award in recognition of his 45 years of exemplary service to patients, public health, and organized medicine.   

See the List of Past Distinguished Service Award Recipients

TMA has joined a federal multidistrict litigation against MultiPlan (recently rebranded to Claritev) and major insurers alleging they conspired to systematically underpay health care practitioners for reimbursements for out-of-network services, which often fail to even cover operating costs. TMA joins the American Medical Association and hundreds of physician practices and facilities nationwide in this growing antitrust litigation.