Lone Star Caucus Supports Five Future Physicians with Scholarships. The Lone Star Caucus, comprised of smaller, nonmetro county medical societies, awards the scholarships annually. Meet this year’s winners, recognized for their outstanding achievements and leadership skills.

Texas Delegation Joins Push to Protect Medicine at AMA Annual Conference. Medicare payment reform, federal Medicaid sustainability, and vaccination education and safety highlighted the robust debates Texas physicians engaged in during a strong showing at the American Medical

Governor Vetoes Bill Gutting Medical Board. The full force of TMA advocacy came to bear in the veto of Senate Bill 268, which would have eviscerated an important Texas Medical Board function: halting the unlicensed practice of medicine by health professionals licensed by another

Study: Maternal Mental Health Shows Significant Declines. Self-reported declines in maternal mental health could portend adverse outcomes for children. State and national resources help physicians connect parents to help.

Medicare Releases Latest Quality Payment Program Scores. A slightly higher percentage of positive payment adjustments were awarded in 2025 compared to 2024. However, the maximum will be considerably lower than last year’s.

RT @wounddoctorshah: ✅ Victory for Patients and Physicians!.SB 268 has been vetoed!. Thank you to everyone who made calls, sent emails, and….

Local Alliances Contribute More Than $250,000 in Annual Support to Future Physicians and Nurses. A scholarship once funded by a book fair in Tyler and another for Dallas County nursing students are among the longest-running local alliance programs supporting health care in Texas

In a new episode of the TMA Health Beat podcast, David Sabgir, MD, founder of the Walk with a Doc (WWAD) outreach program, walks with TMA physicians in San Antonio. He discusses why it it’s important for physicians to get involved in the WWAD program to improve patient health.

Congratulations to our 2025 Ernest and Sarah Butler Excellence in Science Teaching Award winners. Thank you for inspiring your students and making science fun and meaningful every day!. The 2026 application is open now. Apply at

West Nile Virus Rates Warrant Vigilance .Reported West Nile virus cases spiked by 132% between 2022 and 2023, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, with most occurring in the July-September period. As summer brings increased mosquito activity, testing

Schedule II Stimulant Medications Are Subject to the Same Prescribing Limitation as Opioids. Awareness of a DEA rule related to all Schedule II controlled substances – not just opioids – is spotty, according to member reports to TMA. That lack of awareness could leave some

HHSC Extends Medicaid Revalidation Another Six Months. The state is providing physicians with additional time to take a key step in caring for Medicaid patients. It’s also providing a reentry pathway for physicians disenrolled last year. Read more.

Podcast: Physician Transitions to Direct Primary Care to Tackle Burnout. Time spent on paperwork for insurance companies can interfere with time spent on patients in traditional primary care. In the latest episode of Let Doctors Be Doctors with TMA President Jayesh “Jay” Shah,

How Dance Enables Arathi Shah, MD, to Have Elusive Equilibrium. The Indian classical dance form of bharatanatyam has been a lifelong passion for the pediatrician, invigorating her after hard days. “I do this for myself, so I can be 100% for my family and for my patients and for

TDI Holds Network Adequacy Waiver Hearing for Cigna, Other Insurers: Submit Written Information. In compliance with a 2023 state network adequacy law championed by TMA, the Texas Department of Insurance (TDI) is collecting information on Cigna and several other health plans

Survey: Small, Private Practices Now Less Common. Physician practices are increasingly tied to hospitals and private equity entities, and they’re also getting larger. Those are among the key findings of the latest nationwide study conducted by the American Medical Association.

Texas Delegates to AMA Make a Strong Push for Fixing What Ails Medicare. The Texas Delegation, alongside AMA, has been instrumental in national efforts to fix the Medicare physician payment system, and solve other problems with prior authorization and telemedicine. Here's a look

State Braces for Summer Cyclospora Outbreak. The outbreak season typically lasts through August. The Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) advises physicians to test for the cyclospora parasite in patients with diarrheal illness lasting more than a few days. Find more

New CME Helps Physicians Detect a High-Risk Pregnancy Complication that Masquerades as Mundane. Unchecked, outcomes can be dire. Physicians can access CME to help identify hyperemesis gravidarum and defuse the risk it poses to patients and their pregnancies.

Physicians Work More, Take Less Vacation, Multiple Burnout Studies Find. “The inability of most physicians to completely disengage from patient care while on vacation should be considered a system failure – one with consequences for both the patient and the physician,” one study