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  • The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act: How It Still Affects You

    The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act: How It Still Affects You

    Editor’s Note: This article is a follow-up to The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act – How Will It Affect YOU? published in the Winter 2018 issue. On Aug. 8, the IRS issued proposed regulations for the newly created Section 199A 20 Percent Qualified Business Income (QBI) deduction. 199A has been one of the most talked…

  • Trump Administration Releases Drug Pricing Blueprint

    Trump Administration Releases Drug Pricing Blueprint

    On May 11, The Trump Administration released “American Patients First,” the President’s blueprint to lower drug prices and reduce out-of-pocket costs, along with a request for information. The Blueprint was framed as advancing four specific goals: Reducing list prices; Improving government’s ability to negotiate better prices; Encouraging competition through rapid entry to market of generics and…

  • Alabama’s Physicians Contribute Billions to State Financial Health

    Alabama’s Physicians Contribute Billions to State Financial Health

    MONTGOMERY – Alabama’s more than 8,700 patient care physicians fulfill a vital role in the state’s economy by supporting 101,770 jobs and generating $16.7 billion in economic activity, according to a new report released by the Medical Association of the State of Alabama and the American Medical Association. “Urban or rural, large group or solo…