Texas CME Requirements

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G. Ray Callas, MD
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AMA Medal of Valor goes for Texas doctor’s Hurricane Harvey service

During the Category 4 hurricane’s aftermath, anesthesiologist G. Ray Callas, MD, selflessly put the safety and comfort of patients and neighbors before everything else.

Interim Meeting
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170 groups send letter on proposed changes to physician payment rule

The AMA and 170 health groups sent a letter to CMS Administrator Seema Verma on the proposals included in the 2019 Medicare physician payment rule.

Press Releases
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AMA’s legal team helps protect medical liability reforms

The Litigation Center for the American Medical Association and State Medical Societies fights to keep in place vital state measures such as noneconomic damage caps.

Judicial Advocacy
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Finalists named in AMA mobile health innovation challenge

Startups competing in the AMA challenge sponsored by Google Cloud will present their ideas Thursday, June 28, at Google’s Boston Campus. You can watch it live.

Digital
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Texas v. Azar Decision

Late on Friday, Dec. 15, a federal district court in Texas struck down the Affordable Care Act (ACA) in its entirety, finding that the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA), which zeroed out the tax penalties associated with the ACA’s individual mandate, renders the mandate unconstitutional.

Access to Care
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Physician orgs defend coverage in Texas v. United States court filing

The AMA and other medical associations filed an amicus brief in the case of Texas v. United States, a lawsuit that threatens popular key provisions of the ACA.

Press Releases
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Texas town a case study on how doctors generate community jobs

Medicine’s positive economic impact can ripple far past the practice door. It can be felt by nearby businesses and support for community development.

Research
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Finish your 2017 QPP checklist before ringing in the new year

Before popping the cork on the bubbly, cross these items off your to-do list to succeed in Medicare’s Quality Payment Program.

Payment & Delivery Models
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Nov. 30, 2017: National Advocacy Update

MIPS reporting, physician office-based testing and more in the latest AMA national health care advocacy news.

Advocacy Update