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Presidents of the Texas Medical Association - 07/03/2025

Presidents of the Texas Medical Association

Distinguished Service Award Recipients - 07/02/2025

TMA established the Distinguished Service Award in 1962 as a special recognition for meritorious achievement in medical science, advances in public health, and exceptional service to the medical profession and the community.

Tech Support: Physicians Willing to Adopt New Technologies Can Get Assistance from AI, EHRs – and TMA - 06/30/2025

The Texas Medical Association offers resources to help physicians gain greater mastery of potentially helpful technologies, including AI, EHRs, and telemedicine.

Digital Dilemma: Health Information Technology Remains a Valuable Tool for Physicians - 06/30/2025

Health information technology remains a valuable tool for Texas physicians – but some detriments to patient care, physician wellness persist.

TMA Board of Trustees 2025-26 - 06/25/2025

TMA Board of Trustees

CMS Announces Latest Scores for Quality Payment Program - 06/23/2025

The Medicare Quality Payment Program will award a slightly higher percentage of positive payment adjustments in 2025 compared to 2024. However, the maximum will be considerably lower than last year’s.

Now is the Time: Texas Delegates to AMA Make a Strong Push for Fixing What Ails Medicare - 06/23/2025

Texas Medical Association members made their voices heard at the American Medical Association’s three-day National Advocacy Conference (NAC), Feb. 10-12, 2025, calling for a long-term Medicare payment fix.

Multiple Choice: How Two APMs Are Contributing to Cost-Conscious Health Care - 06/17/2025

The Medicare Shared Savings Program and ACO REACH program provide physicians with two viable payment models incentivizing better patient care outcomes.

TMA Vigilant of New Medicare Advantage Audits - 06/17/2025

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has begun what the agency itself calls an “aggressive” new strategy to audit all Medicare Advantage plans annually to review whether insurers and their networks are inflating patients’ illnesses, leading to overpayments – and the additional compliance burdens and possible repayments could fall on physicians.  

RFS Executive Council - 06/16/2025

Resident and Fellow Section Executive Council

Who Can Do the Face-to-Face Encounter for Home Health? - 06/12/2025

Medicare won’t pay home health agencies to care for Medicare patients without a physician’s certification, which must include a face-to-face encounter with the patient. Here’s who can perform that encounter.

AI Experts Added to Committee on Health Information Technology - 06/11/2025

Recognizing the potential of augmented and artificial intelligence to greatly impact patient care and physician interests, the Texas Medical Association has announced the addition of 10 expert consultants to its Committee on Health Information Technology.

Board Member Highlight: John Carlo, MD - 06/09/2025

John T. Carlo, MD, brought high aspirations when he was elected to the TMA Board of Trustees in 2022. “I want to ensure that we protect all physician-patient relationships against government and business intrusion,” he said. “Every physician should be able to practice medicine at the highest standards, using the latest medical evidence without fear of being criminalized.”

Where Are They Now? 15 Years of Leadership College: Lenore DePagter, DO - 06/05/2025

The time Lenore DePagter, DO, spent in the TMA Leadership College set her on a path in organized medicine and launched her career in health care administration. Learn how to apply before the June 13 deadline.

Board Member Highlight: Grayson Jackson - 06/05/2025

The Texas Medical Association elected Galveston medical student Grayson Jackson to a one-year term as the TMA Medical Student Section representative to the TMA Board of Trustees. He joined the board in May 2025.

Board Member Highlight: Kimberly Monday, MD - 06/05/2025

Kimberly Monday, MD, was elected to the TMA Board of Trustees during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. One of her key beliefs: “Physicians are in the best position to determine what health care services people and communities need, who should provide those services, and in what context.”

Board Member Highlight: Lee Ann Pearse, MD - 06/04/2025

Lee Ann Pearse, MD, was elected to the TMA Board of Trustees in May 2024.

Board Member Highlight: Tilden L. Childs III, MD - 06/02/2025

The Texas Medical Association House of Delegates elected Fort Worth radiologist Tilden L. Childs III, MD, to TMA’s Board of Trustees during TMA’s TexMed conference in May 2025.

Board Member Highlight: Mark A. Casanova, MD - 06/02/2025

The Texas Medical Association House of Delegates policymaking body elected Dallas internist and palliative care physician Mark A. Casanova, MD, vice speaker of the TMA house during TMA’s TexMed conference in May 2025. The election places him on the TMA Board of Trustees governing body.

Board Member Highlight: John G. Flores, MD - 06/02/2025

The Texas Medical Association House of Delegates policymaking body elected Little Elm internist John G. Flores, MD, as its speaker in May 2025. The office of the speaker is an ex-officio member of the TMA Board of Trustees. Dr. Flores values the important role of physician advocacy in preserving the patient-physician relationship.  

Board Member Highlight: Tazeen Rizvi, DO - 06/02/2025

The Texas Medical Association House of Delegates elected Dallas resident physician Tazeen Rizvi, DO, to a one-year term as the TMA Resident and Fellow Section representative on the TMA Board of Trustees governing body during TexMed in May 2025.

Board Member Highlight: Bradford Patt, MD - 06/02/2025

The Texas Medical Association Board of Trustees elected Bradford S. Patt, MD, to serve as vice chair in 2025-26, after the TMA House of Delegates renewed him to a new three-year term on the board.

Board Member Highlight: G. Ray Callas, MD - 06/02/2025

Upon the conclusion of his one-year Texas Medical Association presidency in May 2025, Beaumont anesthesiologist G. Ray Callas, MD, continues serving as an ex-officio member of the TMA Board of Trustees.

Board Member Highlight: Tony R. Aventa, MD - 06/02/2025

Tony R. Aventa, MD, was elected to the TMA Board of Trustees in 2023.

Preview Your Medicare Clinician Profile Through June 25 - 05/29/2025

Physicians participating in the Quality Payment Program will see their 2023 performance scores showcased on two publicly accessible websites. One of those will also feature star ratings in up to 17 categories including preventive health and patient safety.