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Amanda Williams, MD

Alabama Physicians Plead with Insurers to Make Prior Authorization Manageable

Oct 16, 2024 at 10:39 pm by kbarrettalley

By Lauren Johnson   Insurance companies have been gradually expanding the use of prior authorizations for routine medical care, which is bogging down physicians with pa.... Read More
Beth Neal Pitman

Information Blocking Disincentives Are in Effect: Considerations and Implications for Providers

Oct 16, 2024 at 10:38 pm by kbarrettalley

By Beth Neal Pitman This article is Part 2 of a two-part series on the information blocking disincentives for healthcare providers that took effect on Aug. 1, 2024, following.... Read More

All of Us Research Program Will Bring Enormous Value to Healthcare

Oct 16, 2024 at 10:32 pm by kbarrettalley

By Steve Spencer In his 2015 State of the Union, President Obama announced the Precision Medicine Initiative with the goal of one day being able to tailor medical treatments.... Read More

Information Blocking Disincentives are in Effect: What You Need to Know

Sep 19, 2024 at 12:12 pm by kbarrettalley

By Beth Neal Pitman   This article is Part 1 of a two-part series on the information blocking disincentives for healthcare providers that took effect on Aug. 1, 2024, f.... Read More

Despite Changes by Credit Agencies, Medical Debt is on the Rise

Sep 19, 2024 at 12:12 pm by kbarrettalley

By Lauren Johnson   About 15 million Americans have more than $49 billion in outstanding medical debt, and a large number of those people live in the south and in low-i.... Read More
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January 2025

Jan 10, 2025 at 11:39 am by kbarrettalley

Your January 2025 Issue of Birmingham Medical News is Here!