Five rural Alabama hospitals are considered “at risk” of closing, according to a report from a reputable center for health services research. U.S. senators requested a list of the rural hospitals from ...

Medicaid is the main health insurance program for people in Alabama who have low incomes, but it is often hard to get. Alabama hasn't expanded its Medicaid program, which means getting Medicaid can be ...

A vacant hallway at Vaughan Regional Medical Center in Selma, Alabama on Tuesday, Sep. 3, 2024 in Selma, Ala. Presenters and advocates warned last week that Medicaid cuts in the tax-and-spending bill ...

The Senate narrowly approved President Donald Trump's massive legislation package on Tuesday, July 1, which includes the largest cuts to Medicaid in history. Here's what Alabamians need to know. The ...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WBRC) - Medicaid advocates in Alabama and around the southeast are coming together with a message for U.S. leaders about proposed cuts to the program. The cuts are part of the Trump ...

The continuing growth in states’ Medicaid programs has placed a severe financial strain on state budgets. In fiscal year 2024, Medicaid was the largest category of total state spending, consuming 29.8 ...

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) — Pregnant women in Alabama will soon have access to health care coverage through Medicaid before the agency approves their application. On Tuesday, the Alabama House of ...

MONTGOMERY — Leaders at the Alabama Medicaid Agency are hopeful the state’s infant and maternal mortality rates, which are among the highest in the nation, will start to see improvements after several ...

One issue Alabama legislators will address this session that impacts hundreds of thousands of state residents is Medicaid reform. More than 900,000 Alabama residents receive benefits from Medicaid, ...

FLORENCE, Ala. -- Sometimes, in a quiet moment between appointments, Dr. Carson Cruise runs the financial numbers through his head. They make a cold but compelling case: If he dropped all of the ...

Researchers and advocates warned last week that proposed Medicaid cuts in the massive tax-and-spending package that passed the U.S. Senate on Tuesday would devastate a region that relies heavily on ...