Alabama congressman co-sponsors bill to expand health care coverage
Alabama Rep. Shomari Figures (D) is co-sponsoring a bill that aims to expand health care coverage to millions of Americans ...
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Medicaid Fails Many Postpartum Moms in Distress in Alabama
In today’s Daily, maternal health advocates in Alabama note that many moms struggle getting Medicaid to cover mental health services, despite assurances that it will cover them through the first year ...
Elon Musk's DOGE agency gains access to Medicare, Medicaid payments
Representatives of Elon Musk's new federal agency have access to payments and contracting information from the Centers for ...
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Alabama Lawmakers Talk Medicaid Expansion | Feb. 5, 2025 | News 19 at 6:30 p.m.
Some lawmakers are concerned about rural healthcare in Alabama after Jackson Hospital in Montgomery filed for bankruptcy earlier in the week.
Alabama lawmakers talk Medicaid expansion
Some lawmakers are concerned about rural healthcare in Alabama after Jackson Hospital in Montgomery filed for bankruptcy ...
Struggling Alabama hospital files for bankruptcy but says ‘patient care will not change’
Jackson Hospital filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on Tuesday, saying the move will help protect their operations and employees.
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Figures announces bill to broaden health care due to Alabama’s refusal to expand Medicaid
Congressman Shomari C. Figures (AL-02) announced Tuesday that he is a lead co-sponsor for the Cover Outstanding Vulnerable ...
Huntsville-area legislator proposes bill to speed access to prenatal care
Huntsville-area Representative Marilyn Lands has introduced a bill aimed at ensuring expectant mothers have access to health ...
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Alabama lawmakers brace for tighter budgets amid dwindling COVID funds
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Amid the loss of federal COVID relief funds and a likely decline in at least one state revenue stream, ...
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Across the South, Rural Health Care Has Become ‘Trendy.’ Medicaid Expansion Has Not.
State legislatures nationwide, including several in the South, are spending millions to improve rural health outcomes and ...
Mental health care for new moms is critical. And hard to access in Alabama.
This story first appeared in the Alabama Reflector. Last fall, Patricia called her counselor in a panic. A 29-year-old North Alabama mom, she was about to lose her Medicaid coverage, which was set to ...