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House Cuts Medicaid by 23 Percent

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Wednesday, August 5, the Republican controlled Alabama House of Representatives passed a controversial state General Fund (SGF) budget that if actually passed and implemented will have enormous impacts on both low income Alabama households and the Alabama healthcare industry. The four biggest payers of medical bills in the state … Continued
August 6, 2015

Palmer Applauds CMS Decision

  By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Tuesday, July 7, Congressman Gary Palmer (R-Hoover) announced his agreement with the recently announced decision of the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to create a year-long transition period during the implementation of ICD-10, the coding system tied to Medicare and Medicaid. Representative Palmer said in a … Continued
July 9, 2015

Shelby and Sessions Oppose Costly Doc Fix

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter U.S. Senators from Alabama Jeff Sessions (R) and Richard Shelby (R) both oppose the bipartisan “doc fix” bill that the Congressional Budget Office says would add nearly $200 billion to the debt in the first decade. Senator Sessions addressed the Senate, “Not only are we continuing to allow the … Continued
April 15, 2015

Roby Supports Bipartisan Medicare Fix

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Thursday, Mar 26 a bi-partisan plan to ensure seniors who rely on Medicare aren’t denied access to doctors passed the U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday.  Without the legislation the amount of money that doctors receive for treating Medicare patients would have dropped by 21 percent after April 1 … Continued
March 30, 2015

Armistead: Gruber Scandal Reveals Liberal Elite Believe In The “Stupidity” Of American Voters

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Monday, November 17, Alabama Republican Party Chairman Bill Armistead said that comments made by Obamacare architect, Dr. Johnathon Gruber, about the stupidity of the American people helping pass the controversial Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 reveal the thinking of many liberal elites. Chairman Armistead said … Continued
November 19, 2014

Alabama’s Healthcare System Losing Billions of Dollars & Falling Further Behind

By John A. Pickens Executive Director Alabama Appleseed Center for Law and Justice On Jan. 1, 2014, Alabama lost $3.9 million that could have flowed into the state related to healthcare. On Jan. 2, Alabama lost another $3.9 million. Through April 30, Alabama has lost $201.2 million, for as U.S. Health and Human Services Deputy … Continued
May 15, 2014

Sewell Says Alabamians Must Still Apply For Healthcare By Monday

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter U.S. Representative Terri A. Sewell (D) from Selma issued a statement on Wednesday, March 26th, to remind the people of Alabama that the deadline for applying for health insurance remains Monday, March 31. President Obama announced earlier that morning that he is extending the health care exchange deadline for those … Continued
March 27, 2014

Roby Comments On Obamacare Delay

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter U.S. Representative Martha Roby (R) from Montgomery on Wednesday, March 26 responded to reports that the Obama administration is planning to push back the ObamaCare March 31 open enrollment deadline. Congresswoman Roby said that this is despite repeatedly telling Members of Congress and the public that the deadline was … Continued
March 27, 2014

Fox News Reports That Obamacare Deadline Extended

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Tuesday, March 25th, Fox News and the Washington Post were reporting that the Obama Administration has extended the deadline to sign up for Obamacare.  The deadline was set as March 31st.  The new deadline for signing up will be April 14th. The Washington Post is reporting that federal … Continued
March 26, 2014