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

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

Alabama has joined 21 other states in filing a legal brief supporting Louisiana’s lawsuit challenging a Biden-era rule expanding access to abortion pills. The case targets a 2023 action by the Food ...

According to the Alabama Department of Public Health and the Department of Mental Health, there are multiple places throughout the state where people without health insurance can still access health ...

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, ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... A Medicaid fraud scheme targeting a free transportation program that shuttled patients to medical appointments cost an estimated $25 million, the state’s ...

The college football calendar has flipped to 2026, and Alabama football has some roster building to do. Starting Friday, Jan. 2, the two-week NCAA transfer portal window opened up, during which ...

Alabama is staring down a pivotal offseason entering the third year of coach Kalen DeBoer's tenure. Based solely on the standard set during Alabama's reign of dominance under Nick Saban, DeBoer has ...

Angus Chen covers all issues broadly related to cancer including drugs, policy, science, and equity. He joined STAT in 2021 after covering health and science at NPR and NPR affiliate stations. His ...

New Medicaid changes enacted in President Donald Trump's "big beautiful bill" make it so certain beneficiaries ages 19 to 64 must comply with work requirements. Family caregivers are exempt from ...