TMA Continues Fight for Fair Process in Federal Surprise Billing Law
Jan. 25, 2022 New filing counters federal agencies’ motion for summary judgment The Texas Medical Association (TMA) Monday reiterated its strong opposition to a part of a federal rule that unfairly favors health insurers when directing arbiters to resolve payment disputes between insurers and physicians under the No Surprises Act. A brief filed by TMA […]
So-Called “Mild” Omicron Still a Serious Threat, Physicians Warn
Jan. 13, 2022 Doctors Detail Protective Measures Against COVID-19 As the massive spike of COVID-19 cases continues, Texas Medical Association (TMA) physicians urge vigilance against the threat the omicron variant poses in Texas. The degree of infectiousness and lack of best and most available treatment worries Texas physicians about what the next few weeks […]
South Africa’s Four COVID Waves; Treating Advanced Melanoma
TTHealthWatch is a weekly podcast from Texas Tech. In it, Elizabeth Tracey, director of electronic media for Johns Hopkins Medicine, and Rick Lange, MD, president of the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center in El Paso, look at the top medical stories of the week. This week’s topics include characteristics of COVID in the four […]
Tips for COVID-Safe Holiday Gatherings
Dec. 17, 2021 Don’t let COVID ruin Christmas. As families plan holiday gatherings, physicians from the Texas Medical Association’s (TMA) COVID-19 Task Force have four recommendations to avoid spreading the COVID-19 omicron or delta variant to loved ones. First on the list: Vaccination. “Get your booster shot before the holidays. This will provide you and […]
Stewart Named New Leader of TMA Lobby Team
December 13, 2021 The Texas Medical Association (TMA) has named lobbyist Clayton K. Stewart as its new vice president of public affairs-chief lobbyist. Mr. Stewart begins his new position leading TMA’s lobby team immediately. His predecessor, Dan Finch, is retiring at the end of 2021 after serving two years in the role and capping a decades-long […]
TMA Moves for Victory in Challenge to Unfair Arbitration Rule
December 13, 2021 District court filing urges remedy to federal rule that would reduce patient access to physicians AUSTIN—The Texas Medical Association (TMA) today announced it has filed a motion for summary judgment in its lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas. The motion asks the court to decide, without […]
Medicare Cuts Would Threaten Patients’ Access to Care
December 10, 2021 Statement by Texas Medical Association (TMA) President E. Linda Villarreal, MD, in reaction to Congress passing legislation Thursday averting most of a 9.75% Medicare cut to physician payments, which was scheduled to take effect on Jan. 1, 2022. “TMA physicians thank Congress for taking action needed to avert most of the Medicare […]
“Turn It Off” to Help Mental Health, Physicians Suggest
Nov. 29, 2021 New TMA push suggests kids, parents pause electronic devices Devices like the one you may be using to read this news release might be harming your health, Texas physicians say, so they have a suggestion: Turn it off. Physicians are concerned about more people suffering mental and behavioral health problems, especially […]
Get Your Flu Shot Now
Nov. 23, 2021 Defend against influenza, physicians urge Seasonal flu, a frequent fall and winter visitor, didn’t make much of an appearance last year with people isolating and defending themselves from germs by wearing masks and social distancing. Texas physicians say we may not be so lucky this year and, with upcoming holiday gatherings, urge […]
Your Pertussis Shot Protects Newborns at Holiday Gatherings
November 15, 2021 As people plan holiday get-togethers again given eased COVID-19 restrictions, physicians urge everyone to take precautions to protect the newest family members – infants – from a different disease: pertussis. Texas Medical Association (TMA) physicians urge people meeting a newborn family member this holiday season to first get vaccinated against pertussis, or […]