Category: Advocacy
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Fixing Prior Auths: Eliminating Barriers to Chronic Care Treatment
For patients with chronic conditions like diabetes, asthma, or heart disease, doctor-recommended long-term treatments aren’t just important—they’re a lifeline. “[I wish] insurance companies would just let providers do their job!” one frustrated mother, whose son’s asthma had been adequately controlled since he was 8, told the Association. “My son has asthma and was adequately controlled…
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Medical Association of Alabama Advancing Prior Authorization Reforms – Launches Website ALFixPriorAuth.com
Prior authorization (PA) processes have become a significant challenge for physicians, leading to delays in necessary treatments and increased administrative burdens which negatively affect patient care. Recognizing these challenges, the Medical Association of Alabama is committed to supporting comprehensive and meaningful PA reforms, both in Alabama and Washington, D.C., which build on the success seen…
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Prior Authorization Delays ‘Disheartening’ as Patients Suffer and Wait for Care, Says Alabama Doctor
Dr. Amanda Williams, President of the Medical Association of the State of Alabama, recently spoke out on Alabama Public Television’s Capitol Journal about a new campaign to reduce delays in patient care caused by prior authorizations. Delays caused by prior authorization are a growing problem that leave frustrated patients stuck waiting for medical care their…
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Congress Considers Expanding Medicare Coverage for Prescription Weight Loss Medications
By: Jessie Bekker, Burr & Forman LLP Some Congressional leaders voted to expand Medicare coverage for prescription medications to treat obesity. The House of Representatives Ways and Means Committee voted in late June to pass the Treat and Reduce Obesity Act of 2023. If passed, the bill would approve Medicare Part D coverage for glucagon-like…
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Discussions with Decision Makers: Rep. AJ McCampbell
What first prompted you to consider running for office? I was a investigator with the D.A. office and a legislator was trying to move a high school to an area that was going to benefit a big business person that did nothing but bring the school down because the land was only suitable for industrial development.…
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Medical Association Endorses Prior Authorization Bill Reintroduced in Congress
On June 12, bipartisan lawmakers introduced an updated version of the Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act in both the House (H.R. 8702) and Senate (S. 4532). The Medical Association is supporting the latest version of this legislation that was introduced, once again, by Senators Roger Marshall, MD (R-KS), Krysten Sinema (I-AZ), John Thune (R-SD), and Sherrod…
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Here’s How Alabamians Can Fight Insurance Red Tape That Delays Medical Care
Alabama doctors and patients frustrated with delays in care caused by insurance companies’ prior authorization process now have a new way to share their stories and promote change. A new online platform — www.ALFixPriorAuth.com — invites Alabamians to share their experiences with prior authorization problems. The website and the initiative behind it to encourage faster…
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Medical Association Unveils ‘Your Care is at Our Core,’ Emphasizing Personal Connection in Health Care
83% of Alabamians Agree: Doctor-Patient Relationship is ‘Central’ to Health A strong bond between doctors and patients leads to better health care, say Alabama doctors. A new awareness campaign launched by the Medical Association of the State of Alabama called “Your Care is at Our Core” reinforces this important message. A doctor-patient relationship based on…
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2024 Advocacy Agenda
As the professional association for some 7,000 physicians of all specialties in Alabama, the Medical Association of the State of Alabama exists to serve, lead, and unite physicians in promoting the highest quality of healthcare for the people of Alabama through advocacy, information, and education. General Policies Supported The Medical Association supports the physician-led health…
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Association Kicks Off 11 Regional Receptions Tour Across Alabama
This Fall, the Medical Association’s Governmental Relations team kicked off its Regional Receptions Tour across the state to bring lawmakers and physicians together to help discuss issues affecting medicine in Alabama. Partnering with 9 medical specialty societies to put on these events, the Association is working to host 11 receptions reaching from Mobile to the…