Birmingham receives $10.8 million grant for training program
Partners expect to train and place over 1,000 jobseekers in high-quality healthcare jobs.
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Sewell, Buchanan introduce bipartisan legislation to protect access to home health
The COVID-19 pandemic put a spotlight on the importance of home health services, Sewell said.
August 1, 2022
Sources: Staff shortages at Taylor Hardin leave untrained workers providing patient care
Taylor Hardin has been plagued with staffing issues and overworked employees for at least the past three years.
Shelby encourages Centers for Medicare/Medicaid Services to appeal District Court ruling
The ruling was over a policy to reduce disparities in Medicare reimbursement.
June 20, 2022
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See recent postsChildren’s Hospital recognized as the best
This comes as no surprise to any of us who have ever taken a child there for medical care and received world-class treatment.
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See recent postsThere’s a reason Alabama always ranks at the bottom
Alabama ranks at the bottom in most quality-of-life polls. The reason for that is you.
Sewell to announce $575,000 in federal funding for Hill Hospital in York
The funding for Hill Hospital is part of the over $8 million that Sewell secured in the FY2022 government funding package for community projects.
April 19, 2022
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See recent postsGOP candidates have deadly priorities
Perhaps this crisis wouldn’t even exist if the state had done what it should have done years ago: Expand Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act.
Mayor fights to save Black Belt hospital from closing
Thomasville Regional Medical Center is one of just three newly-opened hospitals that haven't received adequate federal COVID aid.
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See recent postsWhy are my prescriptions so costly? Ask pharmacy benefit managers
The behind the scenes work of PBMs can make potentially lifesaving, or sustaining, medications nearly impossible for those patients who need them most.