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Fake Nursing Licenses on the Rise

Mar 13, 2023 at 08:00 pm by kbarrettalley

The scope of this fraud scheme is astonishing By LYNNE JETER   If you employ nurses with nursing degrees from Siena College, Palm Beach School of Nursing, or Sacred He.... Read More

The Legislature Could Save Alabama Hospitals with Medicaid Expansion

Mar 13, 2023 at 07:55 pm by kbarrettalley

By Steve Spencer In 2014, the Affordable Care Act offered to fund states’ Medicaid expansion with the federal government paying 100 percent of the costs for the first t.... Read More

Alabama Hospitals Facing Financial Collapse

Mar 13, 2023 at 07:51 pm by kbarrettalley

From the Alabama Hospital Association: Hospital margins in Alabama have dropped 79 percent since the start of the pandemic, despite receiving financial assistance directly fr.... Read More

Value Based Care Model is Reinventing Primary Care

Feb 21, 2023 at 12:25 pm by kbarrettalley

By Jane Ehrhardt   By 2030, CMS aims to change most Medicare fee-for-service beneficiaries to a value-based care (VBC) program. That means Medicare will reimburse provi.... Read More

Your Practice and Telemedicine

Feb 21, 2023 at 12:24 pm by kbarrettalley

By Catherine (Cat) Kirkland   The COVID-19 pandemic gave way to a rapid increase in virtual care for patients. Now nearly three years on, the American Medical Associati.... Read More

January 2026

Jan 16, 2026 at 09:22 am by kbarrettalley

The January 2026 Issue of Birmingham Medical News is here!
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November 2025

Dec 01, 2025 at 03:31 pm by kbarrettalley

The November 2025 Issue of Birmingham Medical News is here!