Five rural Alabama hospitals are considered “at risk” of closing, according to a report from a reputable center for health ...

To reduce risk during outdoor work, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration recommends scheduling frequent rest ...

An Alabama lawmaker who leads a state budget committee said President Trump’s tax cut and spending bill means Alabama will have to tighten programs that hundreds of thousands of families depend on for ...

A monthly average of 750,000 people in Alabama received Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits last year.

President Donald Trump’s “big, beautiful bill” in the U.S. House would change the way some Medicaid recipients qualify for ...

Federal rules govern Medicaid programs, which rely on federal funding. However, each state’s programs are tailored to its ...

Advocates of Medicaid expansion in Alabama said adding low-income adults to the program could create 28,500 jobs in the state, according to a study from the Commonwealth Fund, a health care policy ...

The so-called "One, Big Beautiful Bill" includes the largest cuts to Medicaid in the program's 50-plus years. What to know in Alabama.

While the Alabama Hospital Association has pushed for Medicaid expansion for years, the issue is taking on some urgency this year. State hospitals depend on federal funding known as ...