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$1.06 billion ARPA disbursement clears Senate committee with amendment

The bill now goes to the full Senate for its consideration.

March 16, 2023

Medical associations launch campaign to warn Alabamians of fentanyl dangers

The "Odds Are Alabama" campaign will highlight the dangers of using any drugs or medications that aren't from a pharmacy.

March 14, 2023

House committee approves ARPA spending plan

Only Republican Rep. Arnold Mooney voted against the bill, citing concerns about the way the distribution has been handled.

March 10, 2023

COVID positivity rate falls into single digits, hospitalizations decline

It is the first time the data point has been in the single digits since late May of this year.

September 23, 2022

Sewell introduces bipartisan legislation to protect long-term care hospitals

This bipartisan legislation would extend pandemic-era Medicare payment policies for LTCHs for one year.

August 9, 2022

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

Children’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.

June 20, 2022

Healthcare workers not immune to growing mental health crisis

Medical professionals are not immune to the grief, trauma and isolation of the last two years. In fact, we have been right in the middle of it.

April 14, 2022

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.

April 13, 2022

Governor awards $30 million to rural hospitals COVID recovery grants

Alabama received $2.1 billion in American Rescue Plan Act funds.

March 15, 2022