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AAFP Represents Members During 2025 Legislative Session

Alabama Academy of Family Physicians

By engaging with lawmakers and key stakeholders, the Academy worked to ensure that the voices of family physicians were heard in discussions that have the potential to impact healthcare delivery and access for communities across the state. HB 86 – Rural Hospital Investment Fund Bill What’s in the Bill: Sponsored by Rep.

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Green Practice News: May 2025

My Green Doctor

The Department of Energy’s Energy.gov – Enhanced Community Resilience : Clinics powered by renewable energy are better equipped to maintain operations during power outages, ensuring uninterrupted patient care during emergencies. hospital upwards of $240,000 over 5 years. hospital could save $240,000 per year.”

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Baby Formula Shortages

Georgetown Pediatrics & Family Medicine

Purchase from well-recognized distributors, grocers, and pharmacies rather than individually sold or auction sites. If not, your pediatrician’s office can work with you to access all community resources. Always mix formula as directed by the manufacturer. If you can afford it, buy formula online until store shortages ease.

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Key Bills in the 2025 Legislative Session AAFP is Watching Closely

Alabama Academy of Family Physicians

Running from February 4 to May 15, this session promises to bring substantial changes to medical consent laws, Medicaid coverage, rural hospital funding, taxation on essential goods, and the transparency of healthcare costs. HB 86 – Rural Hospital Investment Fund Bill What’s in the Bill: Sponsored by Rep.

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Psilocybin in Serious Illness: James Downar, Ali John Zarrabi and Margaret Ross

GeriPal

Vincent’s Hospital in Melbourne, Australia. Alex 06:03 Is psilocybin that’s used for medicinal purposes in your studies, for example, is that manufactured or is it derived directly from mushrooms? So it really helped form community between patients and helped build community with the palliative team that was involved.

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Gabapentinoids – Gabapentin and Pregabalin: Tasce Bongiovanni, Donovan Maust and Nisha Iyer

GeriPal

Eric: And we have Tasce Bongiovanni, who is an acute care trauma surgeon at UCSF and the San Francisco General Hospital. I also heard that if you look at all individuals in the US, about 4% of individuals are taking one of the gabapentinoids, 10% over 65. Welcome to the GeriPal podcast, Nisha. Nisha: Thank you so much.

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New Breakthrough Devices Program Guidance: Expanding Opportunities for Medical Product Innovations

FDA Law

This 2022 draft guidance proposed that certain non-addictive medical products for pain or addiction treatment could be eligible for breakthrough designation, aligning with the Agency’s obligations under the Substance Use-Disorder Prevention That Promotes Opioid Recovery and Treatment (SUPPORT) for Patients and Communities Act.

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