TN Medical Assn exec. Focused on healthcare hassles, physician leadership development, access to care and market changes affecting doctors in TN

Nashville TN
Joined April 2009
Charles White's Memorial Page reedschapel.com/obituaries/c… Sad to announce the passing of Dr. Charlie White. Dr. White was a longtime leader in the TMA. President. Legislative chair and an inspiration to all he worked with and cared for. We will miss him immensely.
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Beginning our visits in DC to Fix Medicare Now.
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Getting ready to welcome our guests to TMA 189th Annual Meeting …
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Help the AMA Avert a 3.37% Medicare Payment Cut. Learn more and take action by clicking the link below. ow.ly/PxKI50QnrqX
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Doctors’ Day on the Hill connects TMA members with their local lawmakers to advocate for improved healthcare policies in Tennessee. Register today at tnmed.org/day-on-the-hill.
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TMA is thrilled to introduce the speakers for the upcoming "Bridging the Gap" student and resident leadership series. To register, please visit ow.ly/zl0E50PIhuk.
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Students and residents are invited to join us every Monday evening in October for our leadership webinar series, "Bridging the Gap." Each session will cover a different topic to prepare future physicians for successful careers. Register here at ow.ly/LzpW50PFyoE
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In 2022, Optum purchased at least five other provider groups. In total, the company employs or is affiliated with 70,000 physicians nationwide across 2,200 locations...
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Medicare is cutting physician reimbursement 2% while all other players are getting positive adjustments.
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Medicare's Hospital Insurance trust fund will run out of money in 2028. How much money spent currently does NOT go to help patients and pay directly for services provided?
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"We need to fix what’s broken—and it’s not the doctor." Burnout can only be eradicated by addressing the larger, systemic obstacles that frustrate physicians and make it unnecessarily difficult to deliver patient care. My new @AmerMedicalAssn Viewpoint: ama-assn.org/about/leadershi…
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Physicians are the only providers who do not receive automatically annual inflationary updates. After record inflation and coming on the heels of a highly disruptive pandemic, this statutory flaw amplifies the impact of proposed payment cuts. tinyurl.com/bluechristmas4Me…
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Blue Christmas for Medicare patients. If Congress cuts the reimbursement for physician by 4.5% matched with the 8% inflation, that's over 12%. Don't expect to find a new Medicare doctor in the future.
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Russ Miller retweeted
More than 100 medical societies push Congress to end destructive cycle of annual Medicare cuts #Medicare #healthcare #AMA ow.ly/FqHR50KTwJ3
The @tnmed is an effective, committed partner in our continued efforts to increase accessibility, promote affordability, & deliver quality health services to #TN patients. Great visiting with so many of our health care heroes as part of #doctorsdayonthehill today in Nashville!
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Two of TMA's Telehealth bills cleared their first legislative hurdle in the House Insurance subcommittee as of Tuesday. Read more on our site: tnmed.org/news/telehealth-bi…. Follow @tnmedonthehill for more advocacy news!
TMA is pleased to announce a partnership with HUB International and Axis Insurance Company to provide best-in-class cyber liability insurance. Members will work directly with Axis on a policy specific to their practice at a substantial discount. tnmed.org/cyber-insurance
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