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Report: 146,000 Alabamians with pre-existing conditions could lose coverage, see premium increases

Note: This piece was originally published in October 2018. As many as 146,000 people in Alabama who have pre-existing conditions and purchase their health insurance coverage through the individual market could see premium increases or lose their coverage if the Affordable Care Act is overturned in court, according to a new report from the House … Continued
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October 24, 2018

Attorney General’s campaign ends month with rivals nearly even in cash on hand

In the attorney general’s race, appointed Republican Steve Marshall out-raised his Democrat opponent, first-time candidate Joe Siegelman, two to one, but the pair ended the month essentially dead-even in cash on hand. Despite raising millions in the Republican primary, Marshall only raised $224,700.00, according to his Oct. 2 FPCA report. On the other hand, Siegelman reported … Continued
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October 4, 2018

AG Marshall moves to strip pre-existing conditions coverage from hundreds of thousands of Alabamians

Nearly one million non-elderly adults in Alabama have pre-existing conditions and can’t be denied health insurance coverage under current law. However, Alabama’s appointed Attorney General Steve Marshall is currently engaged in a court battle that would deny those individuals health care coverage. Marshall, the Republican nominee for attorney general, is part of a federal lawsuit … Continued
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September 20, 2018
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Go big, Sen. Jones, or go down trying

The perception, if not the reality, is that there is nobody to take the late Sen. John McCain’s place in the U.S. Senate as a “maverick,” or whatever one wishes to call McCain. There is no doubt that McCain leaves a void. He had a reputation for “independence,” if nothing else, even if that’s an … Continued
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August 30, 2018
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We’re perfecting the “art” of being mean

My mother, Patricia Ann Harper Kennedy, has been dead more than 21 years now. She died young, in 1997. She had cancer. She did not have health insurance. Mom couldn’t get health insurance because she had a “pre-existing,” non-malignant tumor a decade before her fatal cancer. She wanted insurance. She could have paid for insurance. … Continued
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June 14, 2018

Marshall joins another GOP lawsuit challenging Obamacare

By Chip Brownlee Alabama Political Reporter Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall has joined a Republican lawsuit challenging the Affordable Care Act, President Barack Obama’s 2010 health care law known as Obamacare. Marshall is one of 20 Republican state attorneys general who are seeking to have the law ruled unconstitutional. The group wrote in a brief filed … Continued
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March 1, 2018

Rogers supports President Trump’s orders on Healthcare; Sewell disagrees

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Thursday, President Donald Trump issued an executive order affecting millions of Americans healthcare insurance. U.S. Rep. Mike Rogers, R-Saks, issued a statement supporting the president. “Obamacare is a very flawed law and I am glad President Trump signed an executive order today to help out hard-working families across East … Continued
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October 16, 2017