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2025 Legislative Wrap-Up: Texas Medicaid Enrollment, Eligibility Systems Get Modernization Funding - 05/22/2026

The Texas legislature preserved Medicaid allotments that TMA advocated for in the 2023 session, while providing funding to support two important online systems.

Mending Medicare: Federal Spending Law Reduces Physician Pay Cut Amid Reform Push - 05/21/2026

A massive federal spending law took effect in late 2022, delivering a smaller-than-scheduled Medicare physician pay cut in 2023, but the Texas Medical Association and others in organized medicine continue to push for comprehensive reform.

‘We Can Do This Together’: New TMA Alliance President Uses Community Service to Bolster Medical Advocacy - 05/18/2026

New TMA Alliance president, Lydia Soldano, uses her community service background to bolster medical advocacy.

Positive Developments: TMA Trains Physicians for Leadership Positions - 05/14/2026

TMA trains physicians to be as comfortable in leadership positions as they are in exam rooms.

Talk with a Doc: Jayesh ‘Jay’ Shah, MD, Created Podcast Showcasing Physicians’ Personal Stories - 05/08/2026

Jayesh "Jay" Shah, MD, encouraged physicians to become the healthiest, best versions of themselves during his time as TMA president. He created a platform allowing physicians to tell their personal stories via a podcast titled with his longtime motto, "Let Doctors Be Doctors."

Supporting Medicine’s Supporters: TEXPAC Calls for More Members to Strengthen the Party of Medicine - 05/06/2026

TEXPAC’s grassroots approach resulted in successful campaigns across the political spectrum to boost medicine’s sway in the Texas Legislature, but to keep that record strong, and keep pace with medicine’s opponents, TEXPAC is looking to grow its ranks.

Connecting With the Community: TMA Foundation Unites the Charitable Concerns of Physicians - 05/05/2026

For months, Amanda Mohammed Strait, MD, would show up for her monthly Walk with a Doc events and find 15 to 18 people at the Bath House Cultural Center alongside the east shore of White Rock Lake in Dallas. As word of mouth spread,

Walking the Walk: TMA’s New President Knows the Pressures of Maintaining a Practice - 05/04/2026

Bradford W. Holland, MD, the Texas Medical Association's recently inducted president, was destined to be a doctor. But he was also drawn to medical policymaking while still in medical school, and has developed his abilities to advocate for physicians through experiences with TMA's Leadership College, its House of Delegates, and TEXPAC.

Texas Medicine Magazine - 05/04/2026

Texas Medicine Magazine

Texas Medicine Back Issues - 05/01/2026

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Helping Medicine Evolve: Texas Physicians Use Artificial Intelligence to Safely Transform Medicine - 04/29/2026

Texas physicians are using artificial intelligence to transform medicine – while ensuring safe and appropriate use.

Rapid Transfusion: With a $10 Million Boost, Texas’ Whole Blood Initiative Aims to Save Lives - 04/24/2026

Trauma physicians in Texas almost couldn’t believe it when state legislators unveiled a landmark investment in prehospital whole blood during the 2025 session. The Texas EMS Alliance asked for $4 million and got $10 million instead. The medical community was issued a

Texas Medicine Inbox: June 2017 - 03/30/2026

Inbox — June 2017 Tex Med. 2017 113(6) 6. I read with great interest the commentary, "Epidural Use Disparities by Spanish Speaking People in Labor," by Estevan A. Apodaca, MD, a family medicine resident,

Expanded Flexibility: Patients Can Now Pay for Direct Primary Care with HSAs – With Caveats - 03/12/2026

Patients can now pay for direct primary care with health savings accounts – with caveats.

About Texas Medicine - 03/10/2026

General information about Texas Medicine.

On Target: Med Schools and Health-Related Facilities Play Unique Roles in Shaping Health Care Across Texas - 03/03/2026

Medical schools and health-related institutions play distinct roles in advancing health care in Texas.

‘Grow Your Own’: Lawmakers Continue to Invest in Medical Education to Expand Workforce - 03/01/2026

The 2025 session of the Texas Legislature showed that lawmakers still strongly support medical residency programs and medical schools.

A Collaborative Process: Sections Empower Next Generation of Physicians - 02/27/2026

Medical Student, Resident and Fellow Sections empower the next generation of physicians to carry the TMA mantle.   

Getting Credit: How Mandated CME is Changing for Texas Physicians - 02/27/2026

New state laws and revamped requirements comprise the most significant changes to CME since 2019.

Joy in the House of Medicine: New TMAF President Clifford Moy, MD, Posits Participation as a ‘Real Feel-Good Moment for Physicians’ - 02/23/2026

Clifford Moy, MD, is the new president of the Texas Medical Association Foundation (TMAF).

Lasting Impact: Leaders Look Back as Two TMA Sections Turn 50 - 02/23/2026

Five decades ago, medical students, residents, and fellows were given a formal voice within the Texas Medical Association via its Medical Student Section (MSS) and Resident and Fellow Section (RFS).

Alternate Paths: Will Limited Licenses Help Alleviate Texas’ Workforce Shortages? - 01/14/2026

House Bill 2038, known as the "Doctor Act," allows Texas to establish "limited" and "provisional" licenses for unmatched medical graduates and international medical graduates. 

Disrupting the Marketplace: How the ACA Expiring Tax Credits Could Impact Health Care Costs - 01/05/2026

With the Affordable Care Act (ACA) marketplace on the precipice of a massive change – expiration of the enhanced Advance Premium Tax Credits – physicians fear that might add additional confusion, higher costs, and even a loss of insurance for millions of Americans.

Community Support: Texas Aims to Use Federal Funding to Address Rural Health Care Challenges - 01/05/2026

Texas aims to use federal funding to address rural health care challenges.

Budget Crunch: Uncertainty Besets Texas’ Public Health Infrastructure as Federal Funding Streams Dry Up - 12/24/2025

Federal budget cuts from the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) and other federal actions could hinder public health initiatives in Texas in 2026.