Originally published by Texas Medical Association on June 12, 2023.
Texas Medical Association (TMA) statement by TMA President Rick Snyder, MD, regarding approval today by the American Medical Association (AMA) House Delegates policymaking body of a Texas-led resolution calling for comprehensive action to ensure access to care for all Medicare patients.
“We applaud all physicians and medical students from across the United States who stood with Texas on new policy empowering AMA to take action to ensure all Medicare patients receive timely access to the highest quality health care.
“Today our nation’s physicians declared Medicare reform as an urgent, top advocacy and legislative priority, with strategies to solve the problem.
“Rarely have we seen such unified support and commitment in organized medicine to improve Medicare access, which will involve a comprehensive advocacy and public relations strategy over the next year.
“We look forward to working with Congress to achieve our common goal of a stable, sensible Medicare system that results in better access to physician-led care for all Texans.”
TMA is the largest state medical society in the nation, representing more than 57,000 physician and medical student members. It is located in Austin and has 110 component county medical societies around the state. TMA’s key objective since 1853 is to improve the health of all Texans.
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