Texas Medicine Today - January 2026

Jan. 30, 2026

• ‘Competitive’ Process to Determine Distribution of $1.4 Billion in Federal Rural Health Funding in Texas
• AI Lets This Physician Goes Hands-Free
• Physicians in Need Benefit from TMAIT Gift to Physicians Benevolent Fund

Jan. 29, 2026

• Physicians Now Required to Provide Medicaid Enrollment Info to New Mothers

Jan. 26, 2026

• New Syphilis Hotline to Help Clinicians Statewide Regardless of Specialty, Case Complexity
• DEADLINE: Support Texas Charities Improving Health

Jan. 23, 2026

• Here’s Your 2026 Billing and Coding Checklist
• Medicare Judicial Dispute Threshold Increases in 2026
• Rural Ambulance Grant Program Provides $84 Million for Texas Counties
• CME E-Tracking Mandate Begins Sept. 1

Jan. 22, 2026

• E-Tracking CME Mandate Begins Sept. 1
• Education Center Improvements Streamline CME Access

Jan. 21, 2026

• Rural Ambulance Grant Program Provides $84 Million for Texas Counties
• Free Early-Career Education for Residency Programs Open for 2026

Jan. 20, 2026

• Medicare Judicial Dispute Threshold Increases in 2026
• Here’s Your 2026 Billing and Coding Checklist
• Physicians Can Become Influencers with New TMA Resource

Jan. 16, 2026

• Don’t Forget: Fingerprinting Mandatory for License Renewal
• Why This Physician Is ‘Using as Many AI Tools as Possible’
• Texas Lung Cancer Cases Down as Screening, Treatment Lag
• Facing Financial Hardship? Don't Feel Alone

Jan. 15, 2026

• One Insurer Holds Majority Share of Texas Market, Per AMA Study
• Physician Cares 'for Myself and Medicine' with Triathlon
• Dallas Physicians Spice Up Monthly Walks with Food for Thought

Jan. 14, 2026

• Texas Lung Cancer Cases Down as Screening, Treatment Lag
• Federal Loan Changes Could Exacerbate Medical Students’ Financial Challenges

Jan. 13, 2026

• Why This Physician Is ‘Using as Many AI Tools as Possible’ 
• Federal Changes May Narrow Certain Medicaid Eligibility Provisions, Boost Others

Jan. 12, 2026

• Don’t Forget: Fingerprinting Mandatory for License Renewal
• Patients Can Now Pay for Direct Primary Care with HSAs – With Caveats
• Resolutions Due Jan. 30 for House of Delegates Consideration

Jan. 8-9 , 2026

• Budget Crunch: Uncertainty Besets Texas’ Public Health Infrastructure as Federal Funding Streams Dry Up
• Medicaid Revalidation Extended Again

Jan 7, 2026

• Texas Aims to Use Federal Funding to Address Rural Health Care Challenges

Jan. 6, 2026

• ACA Expiring Tax Credits Could Impact Health Care Costs
• Direct Payment Model Available to All Texas Physicians Under New State Law
• Governor Vetoes Bill Gutting Medical Board
• Ten Specialties Show Lower Intent-to-Quit Rates
• Cigna Clarifies Terms, Conditions of Its High-Level E/M Downcoding Policy
• Physicians Must Disclose AI Use Alongside Existing HIPAA Requirements, Per State Laws

Jan. 5, 2026

• U.S. Main Residency Match Reveals New and Growing Specialty Interests
• Medicine Whelms Nurse Scope Expansion Bill
• Vaccine Uptake Improves Amid Measles Momentum
• CMS Delivers Temporary Bump to Medicare Pay in 2026, Among Sweeping Changes in Proposed Fee Schedule
• Governor Vetoes Bill Gutting Medical Board
• Ten Specialties Show Lower Intent-to-Quit Rates
• Cigna Clarifies Terms, Conditions of Its High-Level E/M Downcoding Policy

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