health care

State

Poll: Alabamians support use of APRA funds for rural hospitals, mental health care

Eighty percent of Republican respondents supported investments in rural hospitals, with nearly 68 percent supporting increased mental health care funding.

John H. Glenn

January 25, 2022

Red heart shape and medical stethoscope on blue background top view. Health care, medicare and cardiology concept.

Opinion

Valuing all

There is much to do to overcome racial disparities. Advancing health equity requires a dedicated, coordinated and honest approach to this challenge.

Dr. Aruna Arora

November 10, 2021

Medical Association supports continued funding for maternal death investigations

The Medical Association joined legislators in calling for continued funding to investigate why mothers die from childbirth.

April 28, 2021

Alabama Nursing Home Association responds to new federal visitation guidance

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services released updated visitation guidance for nursing homes Wednesday.

March 11, 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.

Micah Danney

February 23, 2021

Opinion

Medicaid expansion is the lifeline Alabama needs now

"We urge state leaders and lawmakers to act now and provide a lifeline to Alabama residents."

Jada Shaffer

February 23, 2021

Alabama Senate committee votes to criminalize treatment for transgender minors

A Gadsden police officer testified about getting care for his transgender daughter, which would be outlawed by the proposed legislation.

Micah Danney

February 12, 2021

Pandemic heavily impacts low-income, minority Alabamians: report

The pandemic has exacerbated inequalities that face poor, Black Alabamians, with the Black Belt hit hardest.

Eddie Burkhalter

December 28, 2020

Sen. Doug Jones: “I am exhibit A of what can happen when people turn out and vote”

“That's what I'm going to do in my next term as well. I'm going to continue to do what my friend, the late John Lewis said. Stand up. Speak out," Jones said.

Eddie Burkhalter

October 9, 2020

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

Eddie Burkhalter

September 22, 2020