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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.
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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!
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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?
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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.
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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!
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IN
THE SPOTLIGHT
BCMS
welcomes new silver-level
Circle
of Friends sponsor
Cyber
Risk Associates, LLC
For
information, click here
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.
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IN
THE SPOTLIGHT
BCMS
supports platinum-level
Circle
of Friends sponsor
Platinum-level
Circle of Friends sponsors contribute $10,000 or more to BCMS annually.
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.
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About The Weekly Dose
The Weekly Dose is a service of
the Bexar County Medical Society.
Some of the suggestions conveyed may not be applicable
to your practice today, but the goal is to offer information over
time that returns value in excess
of the cost of your membership.
If you would like to recommend future topics to share
with your colleagues,
please submit them to the BCMS Executive Director at steve.fitzer@bcms.org.
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Antonio, Texas.
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