uninsured

Congress

Reps. Sewell, Figures introduce Bridge to Medicaid Act to cover uninsured Alabamians

The bill offers a temporary healthcare option for over 100,000 Alabamians in the Medicaid coverage gap until the state expands.

May 9, 2025

Despite national decline, Alabama’s uninsured rate has risen in recent years

Alabama is one of 12 states that has chosen not to expand Medicaid.

John H. Glenn

August 22, 2022

Uninsured Alabamians may soon have to pay for COVID tests, treatments

Congress failed to approve additional COVID funding to pay for tests, treatments and vaccines, and the burden to pay for those is to fall on the uninsured.

Eddie Burkhalter

March 30, 2022

Report: 38 percent of Alabama COVID deaths tied to insurance coverage gaps

A separate report shows Black Alabamians, women make up a disproportionate percentage of low wage workers without health insurance.

Eddie Burkhalter

April 30, 2021

Opinion

Alabama is leaving money on the table with Medicaid expansion

"With all the facts in front of us, it would be irresponsible to consider anything but fast-tracking Alabama to expansion status as soon as possible, especially during a pandemic."

D. Wylie Butler

November 2, 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

Opinion

Who is K.B. Forbes? The answer isn’t hard to find or all that unexpected

Forbes appears to be that guy who hangs around the periphery of politics and business. That guy who makes his money in mysterious ways. Who is aligned with this person or group one day, their sworn enemy the next.

Josh Moon

July 16, 2020

Sewell votes for the Families First Coronavirus Response Act

Congresswoman Terri Sewell, D-Selma, on Saturday commended the House passage of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act. The package includes many provisions to protect workers and stimulate the economy during the COVID-19 Coronavirus public health crisis. “In the face of this ongoing pandemic, it is critical that the federal government is providing Alabama families with … Continued

Brandon Moseley

March 16, 2020

Sewell calls on state to expand Medicaid to shore up rural hospitals

Congresswoman Terri Sewell, D-Selma, called on the state of Alabama to expand the Medicaid program on Tuesday. Sewell made the remarks during a hearing of the House Ways & Means Committee. Sewell drew on her visit to Sumter County’s Hill Hospital last week to highlight the dire state of Alabama’s rural hospitals and the need … Continued

Brandon Moseley

June 5, 2019

Decatur Morgan Hospital gets major renovation

Decatur Morgan Hospital and the Decatur-Morgan County Chamber of Commerce hosted their annual State of Healthcare Address at the hospital on Jan. 24. Decatur Morgan Hospital officials announced a healthcare plan that took almost two years to develop. The Huntsville Hospital Health System is investing $20 million in improvements to the 100-year-old Decatur Morgan Hospital. … Continued

Brandon Moseley

February 5, 2019