We have an indefensibly high maternal mortality rate in the US, and rank last amongst high wealth nations. It is particularly worse for Black women, and TX is no exception.

#OurAMA President Jesse Ehrenfeld MD MPH shares that both patient care and physician practice viability are in jeopardy unless Congress acts quickly to overhaul the #Medicare physician payment system. spr.ly/6018PXQnY

Everybody wants #TAFP bling….even Jay W Lee MD MPH!! #aafpnc

If you're at #AAFPNC, make sure you stop by if you'd like to learn more about the research being presented!

The AAFP calls on Congress to end unsustainable physician payment cuts and work with CMS and the physician community to invest in community-based primary care.

First workshop of the day, "Thriving in practice through VBHC." ✨ Very exciting as I used do work in VBHC, patient and health outcomes measurement before starting medical school! #AAFPNC #FMRevolution #ExploreAllofFamilyMedicine

The Force of #FamilyMedicine is alive in our med studs and residents. Not just nice but fierce. ✊🏽 This #FMRising. 🔥 See y’all in CHI for #aafpCOD and #aafpFMX! 🤙🏽 #aafpNC #MakeHealthPrimary #FMRevolution 💪🏽

THE BEST SPECIALTY EVER!!

If you want to get my attention, know I will no longer receive notifications from my #Twitter app, as I have turned them off. I am unlikely to remember to check my feed, with my busy schedule. Maybe this is goodbye? #TwitterLogo #TwitterX #ElonMusk #TwitterBird #X #RIPTwitter

Uplifting sweet song, in case you need one right now, by Rudi Harst youtu.be/UmnPMRDrHYw?fe… #Unity Unity New Braunfels

If you qualify as a marrow donor, please consider. Dr Amer Shakil remains ever the considerate human. In the face of medical adversity, once again he chooses #hope. Read on... tafp.org/news/be-the-ma… TAFP @BeTheMatch

.Senator John Cornyn The G2211 code is an important step toward recognizing and properly valuing the complexity inherent in the care that family physicians like me provide. I urge you to support its full implementation!

.Rep. Chip Roy Press Office The G2211 code is an important step toward recognizing and properly valuing the complexity inherent in the care that family physicians like me provide. I urge you to support its full implementation!

.Senator Ted Cruz The G2211 code is an important step toward recognizing and properly valuing the complexity inherent in the care that family physicians like me provide. I urge you to support its full implementation!

TAFP CEO Tom Banning was honored today by Texas Primary Care Consortium with their 2023 Primary Care Champion Award for his work demonstrating the "value and power of grassroots action and political strategy in reforming health care and medicine in Texas for more than 2 decades." Congrats Tom! #TAFP

Thank you Dr. Glaucomflecken for a great end to #texmed2024. Best closing session ever! Texas Medical Association TravisCMS Emily Briggs Shanna M. Combs, MD, FACOG M. Brett Cooper, MD, M.Ed. Deborah Fuller

So excited for my dear friend and colleague Emily Briggs being named an honorary ACOG fellow. I am so thankful that Texas Medical Association Leadership College brought us together. She is an amazing MD, mom, advocate and friend. U deserve this! #TMALC19 Tina Philip Shanna M. Combs, MD, FACOG Deborah Fuller

What a great honor, though anyone who knows Emily Briggs knows she is a passionate advocate for womens’ health and so deserving of this recognition. Congratulations! #familymedicine #FMRevolution

What the WHAT?!? #Physician small practices CANNOT survive with these continued pay cuts... and yet urgent cares and hospitals are getting a hike in reimbursement? texmed.org/TexasMedicineD… #Medicare #AMA #TMA AMA

It's true - family physicians like Emily Briggs are the heartbeat of health care! herald-zeitung.com/opinion/tullbe…