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Federal legislation needed to help Alabama seniors overcome opioid addiction: op-ed
14 Jan 2025 12:37 GMT
… of Alabama. In 2021 alone, nearly 70 percent of drug overdose … 2021more than 1.1 million Medicare beneficiaries were diagnosed with … and the rest of Alabama’s Congressional delegation to … Kelley serves in the Alabama State Senate representing Calhoun and …
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4 Parts of Medicare
14 Jan 2025 06:11 GMT
… is called Medicare Advantage and Part D is your prescription drug plan … .
The two parts of Medicare that you … of Medicare or Medicare health plans feel free call us at Alabama Health …
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2025 marks the start of Medicare prescription drug cap
02 Jan 2025 06:09 GMT
… pharmacy because of a new Medicare prescription drug cap that kicked in … Medicare to negotiate prescription drug prices directly,” said Jamie Harding with AARP Alabama … power to negotiate prescription drug prices. Only Medicare was left out. So …
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Medicaid now covers GLP-1s for obesity in Alabama
01 Jan 2025 03:39 GMT
… to these drugs. Originally developed for Type 2 diabetes, these medications have … proposal to expand obesity drug coverage under Medicare and Medicaid, experts at … covered by Medicaid in Alabama.
What Alabama Medicaid spends on GLP-1s …
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Progress being made in addressing Alabama prison crisis, but a lot of work remains, officials, advocates say
23 Dec 2024 14:56 GMT
… violence and drug use have increased within Alabama prisons in … lot of applicants.”
Alabama Department of Corrections Commissioner … physical conditions in prison.
Alabama Appleseed, a nonprofit criminal … enrollment in Medicaid and Medicare for inmates being …
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Why enrolling in Medicare the right way is so important
19 Dec 2024 15:51 GMT
… and a Part D prescription drug plan.
My husband, James, is … do to get Medicare supplement coverage. — Paulina, Mobile, Alabama
Dear Paulina: Many … D prescription drug plan begin Feb. 1 when your Medicare Part B …
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Former family doctor, wife sentenced for health care and COVID-19 relief fraud in north Alabama
19 Dec 2024 12:21 GMT
… five counts of unlawful drug possession, one count of … clinic practice across three North Alabama locations: Huntsville, Athens … court that she distributed drugs including oxycodone, hydrocodone and … between 2015 and 2020, Medicare, Medicaid and Blue Cross …
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Former Huntsville doctor and wife sentenced for drug crimes, healthcare fraud
19 Dec 2024 02:52 GMT
… North Alabama, will each spend years behind bars for drug … In March 2020, the Alabama Medical Licensure Commission revoked Gayle … , between 2015 and 2020, Medicare, Medicaid, and Blue Cross … billing practices, Gayle’s Alabama medical license was revoked. …
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Former Huntsville doctor, wife sentenced for fraud, drug charges
18 Dec 2024 23:57 GMT
… March 2020, the Alabama Medical Licensure Commission revoked … admitted to unlawfully distributing drugs including oxycodone, hydrocodone and … Between 2015 and 2020, Medicare, Medicaid and BCBS paid … billing practices, Gayle’s Alabama medical license was revoked …
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Biden grants clemency to Alabama 'pill mill' doctor who was sentenced in 2017
17 Dec 2024 23:32 GMT
… often asked patients what medications they wanted and filled … knew were using illegal drugs and did not take … and Medicare data.
“According to the PDMP, Alabama pharmacies … along with his Alabama and federal Drug Enforcement Administration certificates …