NEWSLETTER
BEXAR-BONES
MEDISCRIPT
The New Online Newsletter from the BCMS Alliance
Volume 3 | Number 5
May - June 2008
Updated May 28, 2008
Newsletter Contents (Click on the links below.)
TMA helps you compare candidates
Need Advertisers for Directory
Save Medicare Act of 2008
TMA Alliance Mini Express Newsletter
BCMS Alliance wins President's Award
May & June 2008 BCMS Alliance Calendar
In memoriam
Newsletter deadlines & archives, Board Meeting Report Forms
Carole Thompson
cthomp1822@yahoo.com
&
Magda Nava
TMAA VP Legislation
mnava250@satx.rr.co
We still need a few advertisers to complete the BCMS Alliance Directory!
We're getting ready to release the updated BCMS Alliance Directory for print. However, we still need a few advertisers to complete the book. If you -- or a business you use -- would like to include an ad in the directory, please contact Louis Doucette at PixelWorks by or before Friday, May 23, 2008. Contact information below. Thank you!
Physicians need to let Congress know that passage of the Save Medicare Act of 2008 (S 2785) is critical for physicians and their patients.
Dear Alliance Member,
With a 10.6-percent cut in Medicare payments to physicians looming on July 1, physicians need to let Congress know that passage of the Save Medicare Act of 2008 (S 2785) is critical for physicians and their patients. Call the American Medical Association Grassroots Hotline at (800) 833-6354 to be connected to your representatives in Congress and urge them to cosponsor and pass S 2785.The bill prevents the Medicare physician fee cut, retains current payment levels for the remainder of 2008, and raises payments by 1.8 percent in 2009. The bill also continues "rural extender" provisions set to expire and gives Congress time to work on a long-term solution to the broken Medicare payment system.Testifying before the House Small Business Committee, AMA representatives urged Congress to take immediate action to avert cuts that will harm seniors' access to care.
"There are only 53 calendar days, and substantially fewer legislative days, remaining for Congress to fix this problem," said AMA Trustee Cecil B. Wilson, MD. "Time is short, and we urge Congress to act before it is too late."
I just took action on this issue and thought you might find it interesting too. Please TAKE ACTION and help educate our Senators on what is best for our spouses patients. Share a personal experience. Don't leave it for tomorrow, please contact them today!
Magda Nava
TMAA VP Legislation
Click on this URL to TAKE ACTION NOW!
http://www.ama-assn.org/ama/pub/category/13097.html
Check out the latest TMAA Mini Express Newsletter (Mini_Express_for_May_2008.doc) sent by Dr. Lorna L. Engleman, Texas Medical Association Alliance District 5 Director which includes Bexar County.
The BCMS Alliance receives the President's Award during the Annual Award Luncheon at the TMA Alliance Convention this past weekend here in San Antonio.
This award was given Friday, May 2, on behalf of TMA Alliance President Mia Price to Anne Foster, 2006-2007 BCMS Alliance President, for our involvement in the 2006-2007 Doctor's Day event held at the South Texas Blood and Tissue Center. Go Anne and our Alliance!
May
- 1 - 3 | TMA Alliance Convention | Hyatt Regency, San Antonio
- 1 | TEXPAC Reception for Bexar County Delegation | Hyatt Regency, Garden Terrace | 6:00 - 7:00 PM
- 1 | BCMS Foundation Golf Tournament
- 2 | June Bratcher Reception | 6:30 - 7:30 PM | Hyatt Regency Chula Vista Room | June is past-president of the BCMS Alliance.
- 2 | TMA Foundation's 15th Annual Gala: "Night on the Mexican Riviera" | 7:00 - 11:00 PM
- 9 & 10 | Culinary Capers | Theme: Cinco de Mayo
- 15 | Playgroup | Please volunteer to host playgroup @ your home.
- 15 | Deadline for June & July Bexar-Bones Online Newsletter
- 17 | Wine Tasting Social | 6:30 PM | Melissa Garcia's Home, 6 Elm Court (78209) - located in Terrell Hills, not Elm Creek | RSVP by May 14th at 210.829.4154. | Melissa would like to invite everyone to look for the stangest label or name of a wine, bring an easy appetizer, and come on over in their comfy clothes. It will be a relaxing and easy night out of the house. Also, if she does not have any RSVP's by May 14th, she is going to cancel the event. Please call or email her if you plan to attend.
- 31 | BCMS Alliance Dues are Delinquent
June
- 10 | BCMS Alliance Girls' Night Out at Grove Hill for BCMS Alliance Members & Guests | 7:00 - 9:00 PM | Wine & Cheese - CANCELLED
- No BCMS Alliance Board Meeting
- 20 & 21 | Culinary Capers | Theme: Patriotic Picnic
You can check out the remainder of the 2008 BCMS Alliance Calendar of Events at calendar.html
The Alliance extends heartfelt condolences to the following medical families who have lost loved ones this year:
Deceased |
Survived by |
Date of Death |
Melvin Douglas Smith, MD |
Marylyn Smith (spouse) |
01/14/2008 |
William Farrar Pipes, MD |
Lucille Pipes (spouse) |
02/02/2008 |
2008 Newsletter Deadlines: January 15 (February issue) | February 15 (March issue) | March 15 (April issue) | April 15 (May issue) | May 15 (June/July issue) | July 15 (August issue) | August 15 (September issue) | September 15 (October issue) | October 15 (November issue) | November 15 (December issue) | December 15 (January 2009 issue)
To view previous editions of the Bexar-Bones MediScript newsletter, please click on the following link: newsletterarchives.html.
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