The Weekly Dose           Bexar County Medical Society

Week of April 5, 2015

Vol. 4, No. 30

 

BCMS breaks ground on new building



 

Nearly 150 people attended the March 30 groundbreaking for the new BCMS office building at 4334 North Loop 1604.

 

San Antonio Mayor Ivy Taylor, Bexar County Judge Nelson Wolff, District 8 San Antonio City Councilman Ron Nirenberg and Shavano Park Mayor A. David Marne were among the public officials participating in the event.

 

Major donors to the BCMS Building Fund were recognized, as were event sponsors, BCMS Circle of Friends sponsors, past presidents, the board of directors and executive committee, staff, and building contractors. 

 

To suggest a potential donor to the BCMS Building Fund, click here.

 

For complete event coverage, read the May issue of San Antonio Medicine

 

To view coverage on News 4 WOAI, click here.

 

 

 

SAVE THE DATE

 

BCMS General Membership Meeting

May 7

 

Security Service Federal Credit Union  

corporate headquarters

16211 La Cantera Parkway

San Antonio 78256

 

sponsored by

 

 

 Details coming soon!

 

 

PHYSICIAN-AUTHORS NEEDED!

San Antonio Medicine is requesting magazine articles by published physician-members.

 

Have you written a textbook? A thriller?

A bodice-busting romance, perhaps?

 

Please contact editor@bcms.org

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TRENDING TOPICS

 

If only the U.S. Senate had acted...SGR cuts became effective April 1

Contact U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz

          to urge Senate action

 

By Mary E. Nava, MBA

Chief Governmental and Community Relations Officer 

 

With the 21-percent Medicare SGR cut now in effect, time is now even more crucial to work with our U.S. Senators to advance quick passage of HR2, the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015. TMA has been working closely with Senate Majority Whip John Cornyn to ensure the Senate passes the bill. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Kentucky) pledged to take up the bill when the Senate reconvenes April 13.


 

TMA also urges all Texas physicians to send calls and letters to Sen. Ted Cruz's office. Tell Senator Cruz that:

  • Delaying a decision on SGR repeal puts physician practices, and the Medicare and TRICARE patients they serve, at risk.
  • The SGR has never controlled Medicare costs and never will. It's time to, as TMA President Austin King, MD, says, "remove this annual albatross from around the necks of Texas physicians."
  • Even if, for some reason, he opposes HR 2, we ask Senator Cruz not to stand in the way of a quick Senate vote on this critical piece of legislation.

To read about how CMS will handle claims provided after April 1, click here.

 

 

For more information on this and other legislative advocacy topics, consider joining the BCMS Legislative and Socioeconomics Committee by contacting  Mary Nava. 

 

 

Plan to attend April 7 First Tuesdays event in Austin

 

If you would like to attend the next First Tuesdays visit to the Capitol on April 7, please register through TMA by clicking here .


Let your voices be heard in Austin! 

 

 

 

 

 

 

IN THE SPOTLIGHT

 

BCMS welcomes new silver-level

Circle of Friends sponsor

Cyber Risk Associates, LLC

 

 

For information, click here

 

Circle of Friends web logo

 

 

Silver-level Circle of Friends sponsors contribute $3,000

or more to BCMS annually.

 

Support our sponsors;

our sponsors support us!

 

 

Thank you to our BCMS Circle of Friends sponsors! This information is sent on behalf of a valued sponsor at the silver level, but it is not an endorsement.

Donations from Circle of Friends sponsors help keep down the cost of dues and allow BCMS to continue to provide quality service to its members.

The society continues its pledge to you and only will involve itself in services and programs that benefit you, the member, and your patients.


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

IN THE SPOTLIGHT

 

BCMS supports platinum-level

Circle of Friends sponsor

TMLT

 

Circle of Friends web logo

 

Platinum-level Circle of Friends sponsors contribute $10,000 or more to BCMS annually.

 

Support our sponsors;

our sponsors support us!

 

 

Thank you to our BCMS Circle of Friends sponsors! This information is sent on behalf of a valued sponsor at the platinum level, but it is not an endorsement.

Donations from Circle of Friends sponsors help keep down the cost of dues and allow BCMS to continue to provide quality service to its members.

The society continues its pledge to you and only will involve itself in services and programs that benefit you, the member, and your patients.


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 About The Weekly Dose 

  The Weekly Dose is a service of the Bexar County Medical Society.

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