Diabetes Expert To Speak At Phoenix Event

Diabetes Technology in Hospitalized Patients During Cancer Treatment

Monday, August 11, 2025

Marjorie is a diabetes expert. A Brownsville, Texas native she works for M.D. Anderson – Houston and is scheduled to speak at the ACDES25 conference in Phoenix, Arizona this weekend. (She is our favorite daughter).

Medical Schools Still Discriminate Based on Race, Records Show

“Accepted black applicants had lower average MCAT scores than accepted white or Asian students at all but one school, Carle Illinois College of Medicine. Thirteen schools accepted black students with average MCAT scores lower than the score of the average rejected Asian or white applicant. That suggests black applicants receive significant preferential treatment.”

Six Things to Know About Umbrella Insurance

July 27, 2025 by Allen Laman – SOURCE: My Newmarkets

From rising courtroom verdicts to notable underwriting shifts, here are six things independent agents and brokers need to understand about today’s umbrella market.

Ovation Healthcare – A Patient-Physician Cooperative

SOURCE: Ovation Health

Our story began in the Houston area with a small group of physicians that were concerned that medical workers in the area could not afford health care. In 2000, this group of Direct Primary Care physicians agreed to predetermined charges for primary care, and created a Patient-Physician Cooperative, which became the foundation for the group. Without realizing it, this group of physicians had created the first Direct Primary Care model. In 2007, the model was officially recognized through legislation in the State of Washington and the term “Direct Primary Care” (DPC) was introduced into the medical marketplace vocabulary.