Alabama has submitted a plan to the federal government for how the state will use $500 million to improve rural health care ...

Gov. Kay Ivey on Thursday said the state had submitted a plan to secure public money to offset projected cuts in Medicaid ...

Alabama's plan for the federal Rural Health Transformation program is now in the hands of the Centers for Medicare and ...

Alabama has submitted its plan for the federal Rural Health Transformation Program to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid ...

As a social worker, witnessing the hardships faced by those with painful health issues – and without access to care – is deeply disheartening. Expanding Medicaid in Alabama is not only a compassionate ...

Alabama’s proposed plan to institute work requirements in order to obtain Medicaid benefits would fall heavily on mothers, African Americans, and families living in rural communities, according to an ...

OPELIKA, Ala. — As Alabama lawmakers debate how to restore Medicaid funding, local doctors are starting to feel the pinch at private practices. Three health professionals spoke at the East Alabama ...

The U.S. Department of Justice said Monday that it has entered into a settlement agreement with Alabama's Medicaid program to end a sobriety requirement for treatment of people with Hepatitis C.

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

Sometimes, in a quiet moment between appointments, Dr. Carson Cruise runs the financial numbers through his head. They make a ...

As Alabama’s struggling hospitals and uninsured residents face the unknowns of the coronavirus, political leaders say the state can’t afford to grant healthcare through Medicaid expansion to some of ...