Alabama Medicaid expansion

Legislature

Alabama House Democrats unveil agenda for 2023 Legislative Session

The agenda includes lofty aims such as repealing the state's abortion law and permitless carry law.

March 7, 2023

Comprehensive gambling, lottery bill appears to be dead for the session

House Speaker Mac McCutcheon said he will not bring gambling to the floor of the House if they do not have the votes.

May 7, 2021

Legislature is having “discussions” on Medicaid expansion

Budget Chairman Greg Albritton said expansion could cost the state as much as $300 million more than the federal government says.

April 30, 2021

More than 300 Alabama medical professionals to Ivey: Expand Medicaid

The American Rescue Plan Act could cover the initial costs of making 300,000 uninsured Alabamians eligible, advocates say.

April 8, 2021

Groups call on Alabama to expand Medicaid after COVID aid brings back incentives

The aid package signed into law by President Biden on Thursday removes the major barrier to expansion, advocates say.

March 12, 2021

Alabama’s recovery needs expanded Medicaid, unemployment insurance: report

So far, state legislators have prioritized bills that help employers rather than workers, according to Alabama Arise.

February 23, 2021

Census report: Number of uninsured in U.S. increased in 2019

The number of uninsured in America rose in pre-COVID-19 pandemic 2019, for the third straight year, according to a U.S. Census Bureau report released last week. The bureau’s “Income, Poverty and Health Insurance Coverage in the United States: 2019” report notes that while the median household income in 2019, increased 6.8 percent from the prior … Continued

September 22, 2020

Web series pushing for Medicaid expansion spotlights uninsured Alabamians

A coalition of Medicaid expansion advocates from eight Southern states launched an online storytelling series on Thursday to share the stories of people who say they’ve been harmed by those states’ denials of expanded access. The Cover Alabama Coalition is a member of Southerners for Medicaid Expansion, which was formed by advocates in Alabama, Florida, … Continued

September 11, 2020

Alabama Medicaid expansion advocates applaud Missouri voters

In Missouri on Tuesday, 53 percent of voters approved a plan to expand Medicaid to cover more than 23,000 low-income residents, according to the St. Louis-Post Dispatch.

August 5, 2020

Alabama coalition pushes for Medicaid expansion amid COVID-19 pandemic

The Washington D.C.-based nonprofit research organization Families USA released a report Monday that shows that in Alabama, job losses during the coronavirus pandemic resulted in 69,000 Alabamians losing health insurance between February and May.

July 16, 2020