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AAFP Represents Members During 2025 Legislative Session

Alabama Academy of Family Physicians

What Happened: The Senate Committee on Finance and Taxation Education did not meet to discuss the bill. HB 477 – ALFA Health Plan Bill What’s in the Bill: House Bill 477 would allow the Alabama Farmers Federation (ALFA) to offer health benefit plans exclusively to its members outside of state insurance regulations.

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Conversations about Cost During Weight-Prioritized Visits in Primary Care [Health care services, delivery, and financing]

Annals of Family Medicine

Interviewees reported that discussions about cost are frustrating due to constant fluctuations in insurance coverage and available treatments, requiring them to continuously reassess their approach to providing care and discussing costs. These strategies can be used in combination to address both ongoing and new cost-related concerns.

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MN Legislative Session 2025: MAFP Priorities in Senate Omnibus Bill

Minnesota Academy of Family Physicians

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. The omnibus bill includes many of the MAFP’s priorities.

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How Doctors Should Address Lifestyle Creep

The Motivated MD

Though I adhere to commonly agreed upon personal finance advice such as living ‘like a resident’ and well below your means, if you are overly frugal, you will deprive yourself of the enjoyment that is deserved when your income grows. Allowing ourselves to spend our hard-earned money is critical to finding happiness in our careers.

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The Positive Impact of Direct Primary Care on Employer Healthcare Spending

Plum Health

Studies conducted by the Society of Actuaries (SOA) and Milliman provide valuable insights into these new models of healthcare delivery and financing. These models simplify the healthcare business by removing insurance companies from basic primary care. of the population was covered by employer-sponsored group insurance, 19.8%

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Should Recent Weather Events Impact Your Emergency Fund?

The Motivated MD

However, this is a personal finance blog, and for me, it goes beyond that. Helene highlighted that even wealthy communities and well-financed and well-educated populations can be caught off guard and devastated. So, I started listening to podcasts and videos about filing flood insurance and homeowners insurance claims.

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Misconceptions of Employer Sponsored Direct Primary Care (DPC)

Plum Health

Misconception #1: DPC Adds Extra Costs to Existing Health Insurance The fact is, for employers operating self-funded programs, the DPC investment redirects claims costs. Overall, DPC replaces insurance-based, FFS products with a patient-centric, relationship-driven model of care where the interests align with the patient and employer.