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Advocacy to Maintain Physician AutonomyBusiness of Medicine (Economic) Advocacy Legislative & Regulatory AdvocacyTogether, HCMS and TMA represent the majority of Texas physicians, allowing us to have a strong voice in the Texas Capitol and have significant influence on medical legislation and socioeconomic issues that affect physicians and their patients.First Tuesdays at the Capitol - Every session of the Texas Legislature, physicians across the state travel to Austin and meet with their local legislators in meetings organized by their county medical societies to discuss legislative priorities. These are great opportunities for physicians to educate lawmakers about what it means to be a physician and how the laws passed in Austin affect the practice of medicine.HCMS Delegation to the TMA %u2013 HCMS, the largest county medical society in the US, makes up 25% of the TMA. Join the HCMS Delegation to the TMA and impact TMA%u2019s policies and legislative priorities. The work of the Delegation is impactful, leading to changes in state or federal law. For example, the %u201cgold carding%u201d prior authorization bill passed by the 2021 Texas Legislature was because of an earlier HCMS resolution adopted by the TMA House and turned into a legislative priority.Practice SettingsTMA Webinar: Picking the Practice Right for YouNon-Profit Health Corporations (NPHC)Select the practice setting that meets your needs and know your rights.HCMS Physicians%u2019 Hospital SurveyProvide your feedback when the survey is being administered. Review the results to affiliate yourself with institutions that are aligned with physician priorities. TMA%u2019s legislative priorities are set by its members in collabortion with state specialty societies, amplifying the voice of specialty societies through the suppport of the entire Texas House of Medicine.HCMS has a long history of advocating for our members and their patients as they struggle to understand and navigate the complex and continually evolving U.S. healthcare system, which has a myriad of requirements from federal, state, and private payers. HCMS strives to ease these burdens and prevent unnecessary government interference in providing efficient, high-quality patient care.