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MN Legislative Session 2025: Updates on Hearings and Bills

Minnesota Academy of Family Physicians

State health insurers already contribute to reinsurance through taxes and assessments that go into the general fund, the proposed source for the program. The bill also provides for enhanced payment rates for programs offering specific services, such as on-site childcare and culturally responsive programs. Read a summary of HF 958.

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Key Bills in the 2025 Legislative Session AAFP is Watching Closely

Alabama Academy of Family Physicians

What Happened: Passed out of the House of Representatives HB 46 – Rural Physicians Tax Credit What’s in the Bill: HB 46 terminates the existing Rural Physician Tax Credit program in Alabama, which provided tax credits to physicians practicing in rural areas, effective December 31, 2025.

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Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism Board Meeting Summary | Spring 2025

ABIM

Lash, MD, Chief Medical Officer for the Endocrine Society, highlighted the society’s advocacy work, including the “Take Action” page on its website, which provides physicians with the information and tools they need to contact their legislators on specific issues affecting the discipline.

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Hematology Board Meeting Summary | Spring 2025

ABIM

Topics that came up in discussion included concerns around limited clinical trial access for patients in underserved populations, escalating costs and insurance challenges, such as shifting coverage policies. Advanced Practice Providers in the Hematology-Oncology Workforce* Guinevere Z.

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Drug Pricing Reform Gathers Steam (Part 2)

FDA Law Blog

PART 1: MAXIMUM FAIR PRICE PAYMENT LIMITATION UNDER MEDICARE PARTS B AND D AND THE COMMERCIAL INSURANCE MARKET. Under all of these programs, patient co-insurance would be calculated based on the MFP so that patients receive the benefit of that price. The four parts of Subtitle E are summarized in turn below. 8126 with a lower MFP.

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California’s Much-Touted IVF Law May Be Delayed Until 2026, Leaving Many in the Lurch

Physician's Weekly

California lawmakers are poised to delay the state’s much-ballyhooed new law mandating in vitro fertilization insurance coverage for millions, set to take effect July 1. Gavin Newsom has asked lawmakers to push the implementation date to January 2026, leaving patients, insurers, and employers in limbo.