A Publication of the Texas Medical Association
Texas Medicine is available to TMA members and presents timely information on public health, medicolegal issues, medical economics, science, medical education, and legislative affairs affecting Texas physicians and their patients.
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The Federal Issue
How the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) could transform Texas health care
A Mixed Medicaid Bag: Federal changes may narrow certain Medicaid eligibility provisions, boost others
Immigrant Eligibility Provisions: Federal officials approved these new immigrant eligibility provisions for Medicaid, Medicare, and the Affordable Care Act under OBBBA.
Disrupting the Marketplace: How the ACA expiring tax credits could impact health care costs
ACA in Texas: What parts of the state do Texans carry ACA health plans?
Community Support: Texas aims to use federal funding to address rural health care challenges
One Big Beautiful Bill Act changes: Key modifications introduced by the 2025 federal budget bill – known as OBBBA – that affect major health care programs.
Expanded Flexibility: Patients can now pay for direct primary care with health savings accounts – with caveats
Cap at Hand: Federal loan changes could exacerbate medical students’ financial challenges
How other federal budget items could affect Texas
Budget Crunch: Uncertainty besets Texas’ public health infrastructure as federal funding streams dry up
Concerns Remain: Medicare physician fee schedule retains payment increase and concerning cuts
Other News
Lasting Impact: As two of TMA’s sections turn 50, those with leadership careers spurred by the groups look back
‘Caring for Myself and Medicine’: Julia Choi, MD, attended TexMed 2025 with dual goals: to complete her third triathlon, and to defend the profession of medicine
Looking Back: TMA’s Historical Archives
Deaths
Back Issues
Information on Letters to the Editor
Advertising Rates and Specifications in Texas Medicine
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Index to Texas Medicine
Medical terminology is based on usage of MeSH, the National Library of Medicine's Medical Subject Headings, which are used in Index Medicus. If a term does not appear in MeSH, then the author's usage or common usage is preferred.
Each index consists of three parts: the subject index, the author index, and the index of deaths.
Texas Medicine, Volume 116, 2020
Subject, Author, Deaths
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