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Key Bills in the 2025 Legislative Session AAFP is Watching Closely

Alabama Academy of Family Physicians

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. The bill also addresses parental access to health information and parental rights.

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Aging and Climate Change: Karl Pillemer, Leslie Wharton, & Ruth McDermott-Levy

GeriPal

So it’s just every single part of our life is affected and mental health issues. We’re that middle area where whether it be our clinics, in the operating rooms- Leslie: You are talking about a network of corporations, of manufacturers, of suppliers, of scientific research groups. And then access to those.