Alabama Academy of Family Physicians

MAY 15, 2025

Ed Oliver, HB 45 would require the Alabama Medicaid Agency to cover any noninvasive colorectal cancer screening test assigned a grade A or B under the recommendations of the United States Preventive Services Task Force. What Happened: The Senate Committee on Finance and Taxation Education did not meet to discuss the bill.

Insurance 130

Insurance Family Physician Hospital Management 130

Minnesota Academy of Family Physicians

APRIL 22, 2025

LEGISLATIVE DEADLINES REACHED We came to the end of the legislature’s third deadline last week, which means all bills with a fiscal impact in each committee needed to be voted out and sent to the Finance Committee in the Senate and the Ways and Means Committee in the House. Mandating insurance coverage of vasectomies.

Finance 52

Finance Telehealth Board-Certified Provider 52

GeriPal

JUNE 5, 2025

So, how can we improve palliative care for individuals in nursing homes? And that came down a lot of times to asking the provider whether they felt they met criteria and then also looking to see if they had the financial, like the proper insurance or things like that. Because when you’re on a SNF stay, hospice is also a part A.

Nurse Practitioner 78

Nurse Practitioner Referral Consulting Board-Certified 78