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In this Week's Issue
- TMA Leadership
College Class of 2024 Applications Are Now Open Online
- TMA Pushes for Site
Neutrality in Medicare Reform
- Drug Costs Lead
Millions in the US to Not Take Medications as Prescribed
- Get Specialized Help
365 days a Year With the 2-1-1 Helpline
- San
Antonio Medicine June Issue
- Weekly
News Digest
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BCMS is pleased to announce Dr. M. "Hamed"
Reza Mizani has been
appointed to the Board of Directors as of June 1, 2023, to fill
a vacancy on the Board through
December 2023.
Dr. Mizani is a Nephrologist
at South Texas Renal Care Group.
Congratulations, Dr. Mizani!
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Important Physician News and
Deadlines
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TMA
Leadership College Class of 2024 Applications Are Now Open Online
Applications are due Friday,
June 16th, and applicants will be notified of their status in August.
The first class will be held in-person in Austin on October 27-28,
2023. Full schedule is available here
TMA Pushes for Site
Neutrality in Medicare Reform
Ensuring Medicare payment
is the same for services regardless of their setting is key to
sustaining medical practices. However, Medicare's policy of allowing
hospital-owned outpatient clinics to charge more than medical
practices and ambulatory surgery centers for most medical procedures
encourages private insurers to use the same uneven rates, though the
facilities and the care they give is largely the same. Read the Texas
Medicine story
Drug Costs Lead
Millions in the US to Not Take Medications as Prescribed
Millions of adults in the
United States are not taking their medications as prescribed because
of costs, according to a new report from the US Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention. Most adults between ages of 18 and 64 took at
least one prescription medication in 2021. Though, more than 8% of
them – about 9.2 million people – said they tried to save money by
skipping doses, taking less than prescribed or delaying a
prescription fill. Read more
Get Specialized
Help 365 days a Year With the 2-1-1 Helpline
Sometimes the most difficult
problem to face is knowing where to turn for help. Dial 2-1-1 or
210.227.4357 and call specialists provide solutions, in English or
Spanish. Calls are free and confidential. For more information
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Upcoming Community Events
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Texas Suicide
Prevention Symposium 2023
June 13 - 15│Register
Brush up your suicide prevention, intervention and
postvention skills, while also taking the opportunity
to expand your personal suicide prevention network.
Hoops &
Health: Basketball Tournament & Men's Health Fair
June 17│Team
registration here
In recognition of National Men's Health Week, Metro
Health's Diabetes Prevention & Control program has partnered
with the YMCA to offer a Men's Health Fair and
3v3 Basketball Tournament.
2023 STRAC
Regional Emergency Healthcare Systems Conference
June 19 - 21│Register
This year there will be a stellar lineup of regionally
and nationally accredited speakers presenting on topics from
Emergency Medicine, Trauma, Pediatrics, Perinatal, Behavioral
Health, Disaster Response, Cardiac, and Stroke.
Pediatrics Now Podcast
Click here
to listen
This podcast includes fresh content and also grand rounds.
Some episodes are eligible for free CME, MOC and ethics credit.
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Circle of
Friends Gold Sponsors
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