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SB84 seeks to authorize Alfa health plans for members

SB84 would authorize Alfa to offer health coverage to farmers, addressing high costs for the group but raising concerns about consumer protections.
February 25, 2025

Alabama is setting up the ability to contact doctors with telehealth

The Alabama Senate earlier this month approved a $5 million supplemental appropriation to the budget to combat the spread of COVID-19, a condition caused by a novel strain of coronavirus. Much of that funding was to set up coronavirus testing, but the state is also working on setting up the ability to contact doctors with … Continued
March 19, 2020

Strange supports Defense Authorization Act

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Friday, June 30, 2017, US Senator Luther Strange (R) voted to advance the annual National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which received unanimous committee support in allocating $632 billion for the Department of Defense (DoD) in the Fiscal Year 2018 budget. Senator Strange said in a statement, “The NDAA passed … Continued
July 3, 2017

Luther Strange: “Obamacare is in a Death Spiral”

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Thursday, June 23, 2017, US Senator Luther Strange (R-Alabama) urged Congress to repeal and replace the controversial Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010, better known as Obamacare. Senator Strange said on social media, “Obamacare is in a death spiral. Did you know that 47 counties in America … Continued
June 23, 2017

Luther Strange: “Obamacare is in a death spiral”

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Thursday, June 23, 2017, US Senator Luther Strange (R-Alabama) urged Congress to repeal and replace the controversial Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010, better known as Obamacare. Senator Strange said on social media, “Obamacare is in a death spiral. Did you know that 47 counties in America … Continued
June 23, 2017

Dom Gentile advocates creating health insurance options

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Monday, June 5, 2017, Alabama candidate for US Senate, Dom Gentile announced his plan to give consumers more health insurance choices in states that are currently dominated by one large insurance company, such as Alabama where Blue Cross Blue Shield of Alabama (BCBS) has over 90 percent of the … Continued
June 6, 2017

Alabama Health Plans deny treatment for high cholesterol

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter The Institute for Patient Access released a new Health Plan Coverage Report Card claiming that Alabama insurers deny patients coverage for advanced cholesterol-lowering drugs known as PCSK9 inhibitors 53 percent of the time. The report card reveals that health plans reject more than one out of every two claims … Continued
March 24, 2017

Secretary of State’s office wins award for mock election

By Staff Report Wednesday, March 21, 2017, The Alabama Secretary of State’s Office is delighted to announce that we were honored with The National Association of State Boards of Education Award for Outstanding Leadership in Voter Education from The National Student/Parent Mock Election. The award is given to states across the US who have organized … Continued
March 22, 2017

Thursday is the Last Day to Sign up for Obamacare

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On March 23, 2010, President Barack H. Obama (D) signed the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 (also known as Obamacare), mandating that all Americans purchase healthcare insurance and setting up a complicated regulatory scheme giving the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) massive new … Continued
December 14, 2016