Medicaid Expansion

Alabama had the highest rate of residents dying from pregnancy complications in the nation between 2018 and 2021. That’s according to an August report from the Milken Institute, a nonprofit and nonpartisan think tank.

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

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Several people, including a former longtime state senator, have been arrested for attempting to paint “Good Trouble” and “Expand…

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

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

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The race for Alabama’s governor has commanded much of the media attention heading into next week’s midterm elections. But there’s also a heated race for…

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…

The U.S. Supreme Court says federal tax subsidies for health care should stay. That's been perceived as good news for more than one hundred and thirty…

President Obama visited Alabama to talk about economics. The Commander-in-chief arrived in Birmingham aboard Air Force One for a speech at Lawson State…