Alabama Medicaid

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…

State lawmakers are reviewing the $2 trillion coronavirus relief package that includes financial incentives to expand Medicaid. Doing so would help…

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Protestors wrote “Black Lives Matter” and “Expand Medicaid” in front of the Alabama Capitol during a demonstration on Thursday.…

An APR News Feature --Part of an innovative collaboration between Alabama Public Radio, the commercial newsroom at WVUA23-TV, and the University of…

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Health and advocacy groups are urging Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey and legislators to expand the state’s Medicaid program as the…

An APR News Feature --Part of an innovative collaboration between Alabama Public Radio, the commercial newsroom at WVUA23-TV, and the University of…

An APR News Feature --Part of an innovative collaboration between Alabama Public Radio, the commercial newsroom at WVUA23-TV, and the University of…

If Alabama were to expand its Medicaid program, more than 200,000 people in the state would gain health insurance.That’s according to a new report from…