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AAFP Represents Members During 2025 Legislative Session

Alabama Academy of Family Physicians

To incentivize donations to these hospitals, the bill suggests creating a tax credit for individuals and entities to offset their state income tax liability. Pharmacy benefits managers would be prohibited under this bill from barring disclosure of information by pharmacists to consumers about drug costs and alternative drugs for treatment.

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Researchers Propose Solutions to Improve GLP-1 RA Access

Physician's Weekly

Society all too often conceptualizes obesity as a problem of individual willpower, which could reduce the demand for pharmacological treatments among those who are most affected and who have the potential for greatest benefit,” the researchers said.

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FDA Inspections: Lesson 1 – Interviewing Employees

FDA Law

A foreign food manufacturer that refuses to permit entry of [FDA inspectors} to inspect such factory, warehouse, or other establishment can be subject to an import alert under section 807(b) of the FD&C Act. FD&C Act 501(j). But what exactly constitutes delaying, denying, limiting or refusing an FDA inspection?

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MN Legislative Session 2025: Updates on Health Care Bills

Minnesota Academy of Family Physicians

The Minnesota Hospital Association, as well as some individual hospitals, testified in support of the bill. The bill addresses Medicare supplement policies and individual health plans , including: Allowing Medicare supplement policies to factor in late enrollment and reenrollment when determining premiums. Read a summary of S.F.

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Are Predetermined Change Control Plans on the road to Global Harmonization?

FDA Law

Guiding Principle 10 focused on monitoring the performance of the models and managing re-training risks. Five guiding principles were identified for PCCPs and relate to being focused, risk-based, evidence-based, transparent, and taking into consideration total product lifecycle management.

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How to Get Ozempic & GLP-1’s Covered by Insurance (or Save Big with Plum Health Direct Primary Care): The Ultimate Guide You Can’t Afford to Miss!

Plum Health

Managing diabetes—especially as you get older—can be challenging physically, emotionally, and financially. Before diving into the nitty-gritty of cost, let's briefly talk about what Ozempic is and why it's become such a popular choice for managing Type 2 diabetes. Save with patient assistance programs.

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The Healthcare Vision of ChatGPT-4o and Multimodal LLMs

The Medical Futurist

The situation today is as follows: One company manufactures software for the radiology department which use a certain format of AI in their daily work. An average doctor will then be able to easily work with the radiological AI software, the AI software managing the EMRs, and the fourth, and eighth (etc. ) AI used in the hospital.