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 rising ...

BIEMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) — There’s a new requirement for pediatricians who provide referral for therapy to parents of children with autism. The new requirement comes from the Alabama Medicaid Agency.

Alabama’s proposed plan to institute work requirements in order to obtain Medicaid benefits would fall heavily on mothers, African Americans, and families living in rural communities, according to an ...

In an effort to address high maternal and infant mortality rates plaguing many of the Southern U.S. states, legislators in Alabama have passed a bill that will allow Medicaid to be more easily ...

Alabama could lose over $800 million in federal Medicaid funding if U.S. House Republicans go through with a plan to cut hundreds of billions of dollars from the health insurance program, according to ...

Medicaid has reversed its decision and will now pay for the lifesaving cancer surgery needed by a St. Clair County teen.

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) - U.S. Attorney Thomas Govan announced Tuesday that a $300,000 settlement was reached over allegations of false claims submitted to the Alabama Medicaid Agency. The settlement ...

When Katie Silvia learned she was pregnant in November 2016, her first call wasn't to her obstetrician - it was to the Alabama Medicaid office. Her husband had received a letter from Blue Cross Blue ...

More than 94,000 fewer Alabamians enrolled in health care coverage under the Affordable Care Act in February of this year, ...

The Alabama Medicaid Agency has awarded a $135 million, eight-year contract to HP to upgrade and manage the agency's Medicaid Management Information System (MMIS). The new contract extends HP's ...

Lawmakers in Alabama's House have passed a bill expediting Medicaid for pregnant women in a state with one of the highest maternal mortality rates in the country Friday 14 February 2025 16:34 GMT From ...