Skip to content

Medicaid

News

“Indigent Care, Immigration, Medicaid, and ObamaCare”

By Alabama State Representative Allen Farley Four issues connected to one question: Who pays? In Jefferson County the question was: Who pays for Cooper Green Hospital?  Now the question for Alabama is:  Who pays for Medicaid and Obama-Care?  The central question involving all government programs is Who Pays??? We are the greatest nation in the … Continued
November 26, 2012

Bentley Rejects Obamacare

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter In a speech on Monday, Alabama Governor Robert Bentley (R) announced that the state of Alabama would not be setting up a state health insurance exchange to implement Obamacare in Alabama and that the state would not expand Alabama Medicaid for an estimated 304,000 additional beneficiaries. Governor Bentley said, … Continued
November 14, 2012

Rainy Day Patriots Urge Governor Bentley to Reject Obamacare

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter The Rainy Day Patriot sent an open letter to Alabama Governor Robert Bentley (R) on Monday urging him to stand with other conservative governors and refuse to set up an Alabama Healthcare Exchange. The deadline for the state to announce their intention on whether or not to implement President Barack … Continued
November 13, 2012

Bentley Prepares Alabama for Battle With Obama Over Obamacare

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Conservatives all over the nation were bitterly disappointed when a majority of voters in the swing states of Florida, Virginia, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Iowa, Colorado, and Michigan chose to give liberal President Barack H. Obama (D) four more years as President of the United States. Obama’s reelection means that is … Continued
November 12, 2012

Bentley Establishes Alabama Medicaid Advisory Commission

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Thursday, Alabama Governor Robert Bentley (R) signed an executive order to establish the Alabama Medicaid Commission. Gov. Bentley said, “We are committed to increasing efficiency, eliminating fraud and maintaining patient care.  We believe we can deliver higher-quality care while also controlling costs.  The Alabama Medicaid Advisory Commission will help … Continued
October 26, 2012

Winning, debtor’s euphoria and whiskey for my horses

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter The constitutional amendment to allow lawmakers to transfer $437 million from the AFT to the general fund over the next three years has passed. The state should sigh a collective, “I don’t ever want to do that again.” During the last weeks leading up to the vote, republican leaders … Continued
September 24, 2012

Medicaid Prevents Big Increase in Uninsured Alabamians, Census Data Show

Staff Report From the Office of Arise Alabama Thanks to Medicaid coverage, the share of Alabamians without health insurance was not significantly higher in 2010-11 than before the Great Recession, new U.S. Census Bureau data released Wednesday show. Poverty and median household income also have not worsened significantly in Alabama since 2006-07, though both indicators … Continued
September 13, 2012

Bussman Joins Coalition of Opponents to September 18th Constitutional Amendment Vote

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Alabama State Senator Paul Bussman (R) from Cullman announced Thursday that he was urging the voters of Alabama to vote “NO” on the September 18th Constitutional Amendment which would allow Governor Bentley to raid the Alabama Trust Fund of $437 million over the next three years to support the … Continued
September 10, 2012

Andrus: ‘Yes’ vote on Sept. 18 the only option

By Terry Andrus President and CEO, East Alabama Medical Center On Sept. 18, Alabamians will vote on a constitutional amendment to allow $148 million a year, for the next three years, to be transferred from the Alabama Trust Fund (ATF) to the General Fund. Being conservative by nature, my first response to such a request … Continued
September 5, 2012