More than 100 organizations from across Alabama are urging federal lawmakers to vote against a Congressional budget that they say would jeopardize health care and food assistance for families.

Advocates have gathered at the Alabama Statehouse to urge lawmakers to reconsider their long-held reluctance to expand Medicaid.

Congressional lawmakers passed a budget resolution that could set the stage for over $1 trillion in cuts to health coverage ...

Alabama dentists are seeking emergency funding in the upcoming Medicaid budget, warning that they are “in a crisis situation.” The Alabama Academy of Pediatric Dentistry is asking legislators for more ...

Legislation requiring healthcare professionals assess a woman for postpartum depression made it over the first hurdles last ...

Alabama House Expedites Medicaid for Pregnant Women, Joining Other States With High Mortality Rates MONTOGMERY, Ala. (AP) — A bill that would expedite Medicaid coverage and prenatal health care ...

Find out how the proposed Medicaid budget cuts could affect millions of enrollees and the health centers they rely on.

Alabama and Mississippi are among 10 states nationwide that have not expanded Medicaid, which means many low-income women are only eligible for Medicaid once they become pregnant. In Alabama, 1 in ...

MONTOGMERY, Ala. (AP) — A bill that would expedite Medicaid coverage and prenatal health care for low-income pregnant women in Alabama has advanced as lawmakers across the South try to address ...

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