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Alabama organizations scramble after attempted pause on federal grants
Many legal experts say the pause is an illegal impoundment and compromises Congress’s constitutional “power of the purse.” ...
‘We’re putting everybody at risk’: $20 million debt could close Montgomery hospital without city help
The Montgomery City Council is expected to consider the resolution to guarantee part of Jackson Hospital’s debt on Friday.
Alabama Medicaid program reopens
Alabama Medicaid program reopens ...
States lose access to Medicaid payment portal amid Trump federal aid freeze
State Medicaid programs across the country reported Tuesday they had lost access to federal payment portals one day after ...
States say Medicaid access cut, White House says no payments disrupted
At least three U.S. lawmakers said on Tuesday healthcare providers were blocked from the Medicaid payment portal after the ...
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Medicaid expansion not a priority, Alabama House leader says
The leader of the Alabama House of Representatives said Thursday that Medicaid expansion will not be one of the chamber’s priorities for the 2025 legislative session, but that changes to the ...
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Alabama House Speaker: School funding change possible; Medicaid expansion not a priority
Nathaniel Ledbetter’s comments came as Blue Cross Blue Shield of Alabama is pitching a proposal to use Medicaid expansion ...
Payment System That Provides Medicaid Funding to States Stops Working, Officials Say
The outage at least temporarily jeopardized payments the federal government makes to state programs, and sowed uncertainty ...
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Kennedy struggles to answer questions on Medicare and Medicaid
In a contentious confirmation hearing to be the nation's top health official, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. struggled to answer ...