Alabama Medicaid

Alabama lawmakers are reviewing a bill that expedites Medicaid for pregnant women in a state with one of the highest maternal mortality rates in the country. This comes as leaders across the South try to address rising death rates for mothers and infants.

Over a million people in Alabama may be impacted by President Donald Trump’s latest budget action in less than a week. A federal judge stopped the White House Budget Office temporarily blocking all grants and loans that aren’t in line with Trump’s priorities. That order expires this coming Monday. The details are still being worked out, but apparently Medicaid, the Head Start Program, Section eight housing subsidies are included. Over one million Alabamians reportedly use these services.

Proponents hope a new benefit for Alabamians on Medicare stays in effect. A two-thousand-dollar cap on prescription drug through Medicare Plan D went into effect on January first. The website health insurance dot org says over a million Alabamians are on the health plan for seniors and most use Part D for medications

The Alabama legislative season has concluded for the year with new laws going into effect this Saturday. The Parents Right to Know Act and the squatter’s law are among the laws that will be enacted. However, there are many issues that remain unresolved. Medicaid and healthcare expansion is one of them.

A new report shows expanding Medicaid in Alabama would lead to a boost in the economy. The new data from the nonprofit Community Catalyst shows more residents are at risk of falling into the Medicaid coverage gap. This is due to scaling back policies that were in place during the COVID-19 pandemic.

More than 80 Alabamians gathered outside the State House in Montgomery this week to urge state lawmakers to expand Medicaid to cover adults with low incomes. Some advocates shared stories of how Medicaid expansion would help their families and communities. Others highlighted how expansion would benefit Alabama’s economy and health care system.

Pandemic-era protections that stopped states from dropping ineligible people from Medicaid rolls will expire next month. Starting April 1st, Alabama and other states across the county will resume reviewing all Medicaid enrollees' eligibility.

The Alabama Hospital Association says more than a dozen Alabama hospitals are at an immediate risk of closing. These facilities reportedly lost more than $700 million dollars in 2022. The Association said even with federal relief money, Alabama hospitals have lost $1.5 billion dollars since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Some Alabama lawmakers are considering what to do with a budget surplus in state coffers. Others are suggesting an expansion of Medicaid.

A new report shows how Alabama could benefit from expanding Medicaid. The study comes from the Commonwealth Fund and the George Washington University. It…