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  • Appeals Court Agrees With Physicians’ Argument in Federal No Surprises Act Case

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    Statement by G. Ray Callas, MD, TMA president, in response to the U.S Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit’s ruling Friday in TMA’s favor. The court affirmed the district court’s decision in an appeal filed by several federal government agencies to TMA’s earlier victory in a lawsuit challenging certain components of the federal agencies’ final rules governing independent dispute resolution for surprise medical bills under the No Surprises Act. TMA argued the case in December 2022 in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas. The district court later ruled in TMA’s favor, prompting the federal government appeal.

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  • Beaumont Physician Is TMA President

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    The Texas Medical Association (TMA) installed Beaumont anesthesiologist G. Ray Callas, MD, as president during TexMed, the association’s annual conference, held in Dallas this year.

    “It’s an honor and a privilege to take care of patients and help lead physicians in the state of Texas,” said Dr. Callas. “The Texas Medical Association is the greatest medical association of physicians in the United States.”

    Dr. Callas says in his year as TMA’s 159th president he wants to promote policies that can improve Texans’ lives.

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  • TMA Elects San Antonio Physician President-Elect

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    The Texas Medical Association (TMA) elected San Antonio internist and hyperbaric medicine specialist Jayesh B. “Jay” Shah, MD, president-elect during TexMed, the association’s annual conference, held in Dallas this year.

    Dr. Shah is the first Indian American TMA president-elect, which he calls “an immense honor, not just for me but for the entire Indian American physician community.” He will serve in this role for one year before becoming TMA’s 160th president in 2025.

    “Being elected as the president-elect of TMA is the highest honor I have received as a physician in my lifetime. I am truly humbled by this opportunity,” said Dr. Shah.

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