Alabama legislators introduced a bill encouraging parents to put kids on employer-sponsored insurance plans instead of ...

Lawmakers are hopeful expanding healthcare access will bring down Alabama’s climbing infant and maternal mortality rates.

MONTOGMERY, Ala. (AP) — A bill that would expedite Medicaid coverage and prenatal health care for low-income pregnant women ...

Alabama could face significant funding losses if Congress moves forward with budget resolutions that propose deep cuts to ...

“This bill would require the Alabama Medicaid Agency to cover screening and would also regulate how Medicaid covers prescription drugs used to treat postpartum depression,” the legislation states.

It’s quite a shock for us,” said Troy Regional Medical Center CEO Rick Smith. The award was not something the hospital could ...

One of the biggest concerns is the Maude Whatley Community Health Center, a vital health care facility serving Tuscaloosa and surrounding counties.

HB89 would provide presumptive Medicaid eligibility to pregnant Alabamians before their Medicaid applications are reviewed ...

Initial filings for unemployment benefits in Alabama dropped last week compared with the week prior, the U.S. Department of ...

Meanwhile, discussions have stalled in non-expansion states such as Alabama, as lawmakers wait to see what the Trump ...

The Southern Rural Black Women’s Initiative for Economic and Social Justice works to overcome race, class, cultural, ...

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