Legislators largely seemed receptive to a budget request from the Alabama Department of Corrections (ADOC) during hearings on ...

Sen. Greg Albritton, R-Atmore, speaking at the Senate General Fund Finance & Taxation Committee meeting on Jan. 21, 2026, in the Alabama State House in Montgomery, Alabama. The Senate General Fund ...

Like millions of Americans, many Alabamians have been affected by opioid use disorder. From 2006 to 2014, fatal drug overdoses (including, but not limited to, opioids) in Alabama grew 82%. By 2016, ...

An Alabama Senate committee approved a bill Wednesday that would require the Alabama Medicaid Agency and Department of Human Resources to cross-check eligibility for assistance programs. SB 61, ...

Hospital-based obstetric unit closures, which often lead to a loss of healthcare providers who can care for expectant mothers ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A man in a dark suit and yellow tie John Hamm, the commissioner of the Alabama Department of Corrections, speaks during a budget ...

Recently legislated cuts to Medicaid, Medicare, and the ACA marketplaces, well over 100 hospitals are expected to close across the United States.

Republicans have said new Medicaid work rules are aimed at unemployed young people who should have jobs. Policy researchers say the rules are more likely to disrupt coverage for middle-aged adults.

Millions of low-income Americans face major changes next year as new Medicaid rules take effect, requiring enrollees to prove they are working, volunteering, or in school for at le ...

Women with breast cancer living in states that expanded Medicaid eligibility were less likely to die from the disease — but not everyone benefited equally, according to a recent study ...

Senate Bill 113 changed and gives licensing power to the state Department of Mental Health, a conflict of interest to some.