Primary Care Summit panel spotlight: Unpacking the One Big Beautiful Bill Act

When Congress passed the One Big Beautiful Bill Act earlier this year, they changed the future of health care in a number of ways. Attendees at TAFP’s Annual Session and Primary Care Summit this November will hear from a panel of experts on the bill and what it means for family physicians, patients, and the future of health care in Texas and beyond. 

“We are excited to host an expert panel to help demystify the recently passed One Big Beautiful Bill,” TAFP CEO Tom Banning says. “By placing this session on our CME schedule at the Annual Session and Primary Care Summit, we want to ensure our members not only understand the bill and its implications for practices and patients, but also feel better prepared for the changes ahead.”

The panel members are: 

Mark Chassay, MD, Med, MBA
Vice President and Chief Medical Officer, Texas Plan
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois, Montana, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas

Todd Thames, MD, MHA
Professor of Practice in Health Care Administration
Trinity University, San Antonio 

Lance Spivey
Co-Founder and President
Catalyst Health Group, Plano 

According to the TAFP advocacy team’s recent report, the bill will cut almost $2 trillion from numerous health care programs, including cutting at least $863 billion from Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program. It’s estimated that over the next decade, 1.9 million Texans will lose health care coverage due to the bill’s various provisions. Helen Kent Davis, a senior policy advisor on TAFP’s advocacy team, says that it “is a complicated bill, using a spider web of red tape and wonky financing restrictions to curtail coverage.” 

Panel members will discuss key provisions of the bill affecting health care financing, delivery, and workforce, as well as strategies for family physicians to prepare for and adapt to upcoming changes including payment reform, digital integration, and practice transformation initiatives. Lastly, the panel will discuss the broader implications of the bill for the U.S. health care system.

You won’t want to miss this opening keynote or the rest of the CME schedule at Annual Session and Primary Care Summit, held November 14 – 16 in Addison, Texas. Check out the full schedule and register today.

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