The murder of a health care insurance executive has brought scrutiny to the ways that insurance companies can make it difficult for insured patients to get the care they need.
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Obesity Theorist and Computational Physiologist, University of Alabama at Birmingham
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Professor of Microbiology, University of Alabama at Birmingham
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Professor, Department of Criminal Justice, University of Alabama at Birmingham
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Professor Emeritus of Criminal Justice, University of Alabama at Birmingham
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Assistant Professor of Neonatology, University of Alabama at Birmingham
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Professor of Cardiology, Medical University of Lodz, and Visiting Professor, University of Alabama at Birmingham
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Associate Professor of English, University of Alabama at Birmingham
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Assistant Professor of Health Services Administration, University of Alabama at Birmingham
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Associate Professor of Political Science and Public Administration, University of Alabama at Birmingham
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Adjunct Associate Professor of Microbiology, University of Alabama at Birmingham
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Professor of Clinical and Diagnostic Sciences, Associate Dean of Research and Innovation in the School of Health Professions, University of Alabama at Birmingham
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Professor Emeritus of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham
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Health Services Researcher and Clinical Instructor, University of Alabama at Birmingham