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AAFP Represents Members During 2025 Legislative Session

Alabama Academy of Family Physicians

The 2025 Alabama Legislative Session concluded on May 14 at midnight. During the session, the Alabama Academy of Family Physicians actively represented the interests of its members on a range of healthcare initiatives. What Happened: The bill was signed into law by the Governor on 4/15/2025.

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Green Practice News: May 2025

My Green Doctor

Powering Health, Protecting the Planet – Why Renewable Energy Belongs in Every Clinic Healthcare professionals have always been trusted voices on public health. This isn’t just about saving the planet—it’s also about saving money, protecting patients, and strengthening our healthcare systems from the inside out.

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Researchers Propose Solutions to Improve GLP-1 RA Access

Physician's Weekly

Cost-sharing interventions and patient education can help improve access to GLP-1 receptor agonists for patients with obesity, according to an abstract presented at the AACE Annual Meeting 2025. Waldrop, MD , and colleagues identified barriers to obesity medications more broadly—and potential solutions.

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FDA Hosts Webinar for Stage 1 Requirements under LDT Final Rule

FDA Law

MDR FDA discussed a few preliminary steps that it says laboratories should take prepare for submitting MDRs as medical device manufacturers. SCF : LDT, unmet need within an integrated healthcare system. SCG : Modified version of another manufacturer’s FDA-authorized test within scope described in preamble to LDT Final Rule.

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Ep. 68: Hidden risks of prescribing GLP-1 drugs with Ericka L. Adler, J.D., of Roetzel & Andress

Physician's Practice

of Roetzel & Andress June 9, 2025 By Austin Littrell Fact checked by Keith A. Financial Relationships with Pharmaceutical Companies (00:20:10)** Legal and ethical concerns for physicians with financial ties to GLP-1 drug manufacturers, including anti-kickback laws. Austin Littrell June 2nd 2025 Podcast Tom Price, M.D.,

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Get the 4-1-1 on your 1099s: 5th and 7th Circuits Permit Paying Volume-Based Compensation to Independent Sales Agents

FDA Law

On April 14, 2025, the Seventh Circuit overturned the criminal conviction of Mark Sorensen, the owner of a durable medical equipment (DME) distributor, who had been found guilty of violating the AKS. Physicians had ultimate control and exercised independent judgment over their patients healthcare decisions. Marchetti, 96 F.4th

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Final Rule for ACNU Arrives in Time for End of Year but Not Much New to Celebrate

FDA Law

In response to the proposed rule, approximately 200 comments were submitted to the docket, and a meeting took place among FDA, the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and the Consumer Healthcare Products Association (CHPA). The final rule becomes effective on January 27, 2025.