TMA Foundation Gala Tickets are Now Available
Get set for adventure! Texas Medical Association Foundation's 32nd Annual Gala takes place on May 9 during TMA's TexMed at the JW Marriott Hill Country Resort in San Antonio. Tickets are now on sale: Individual tickets are $350 each, and VIP tickets are $400 each. Tables sponsored by individuals start at $2,750. Learn more.
Submit 2024 MIPS Data by March 31 to Avoid 9% Pay Cut
The data submission period for Medicare's 2024 Merit-Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) performance year is underway and closes on March 31 oat 7 pm CT. At stake is a pay cut of up to 9% in the 2026 payment year. Read more.
Newborns Exposed to Measles in Texas Hospital
Doctors at University Medical Center Children's Hospital in Lubbock, Texas did not realize that a young mother was infected with measles until she was already admitted and in labor. By that time, other new moms, newborns, and their families had unknowingly been exposed. Hospital staff implemented emergency masking policies and gave babies as young as three days old injections of immunoglobulin, an antibody that helps their fragile immune systems fight infections. Continue reading.
First Tuesdays at the Capitol Lets Legislators Hear What Matters Most to Medicine
Since 2003, TMA physicians, medical students, and alliance members have told their stories to legislators via First Tuesdays at the Capitol. Advocates for medicine have two more opportunities this session to share their views. Read more.
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