Alabama House expedites Medicaid for pregnant women, joining other states with high mortality rates
Lawmakers in Alabama's House have passed a bill expediting Medicaid for pregnant women in a state with one of the highest maternal mortality rates in the country.
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A new law that would provide mothers using Medicaid with earlier access to prenatal care is making its way through the Alabama legislature.
Alabama Senate approves presumptive Medicaid bill for pregnant mothers until 2028
Lawmakers are hopeful expanding healthcare access will bring down Alabama’s climbing infant and maternal mortality rates.
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Alabama House expedites Medicaid for pregnant women
Lawmakers in Alabama's House have passed a bill expediting Medicaid for pregnant women in a state with one of the highest maternal mortality rates in the country. The bill now
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Advocates for Alabama children watch a series of bills on Medicaid, guns, etc.
Alabama legislation to expand Medicaid coverage and regulate firearms outlaw are just two state bills being watched by children’s advocates. Lawmakers may try to prevent the use of devices to turn weapons into machine guns.
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Alabama expedites Medicaid for pregnant women, joining other states with high mortality rates
A bill that would expedite Medicaid coverage and prenatal health care for low-income pregnant women in Alabama has advanced as lawmakers across the South try to address rising maternal and infant mortality rates.
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Bill expediting Medicaid for pregnant women in Alabama moves through state legislature
Alabama lawmakers are reviewing a bill that expedites Medicaid for pregnant women in a state with one of the highest maternal mortality rates in the country. This comes as leaders across the South try to address rising death rates for mothers and infants.
Bill expanding prenatal care for low income mothers passes Alabama Senate
A new law that would provide mothers using Medicaid with earlier access to prenatal care is making its way through the Alabama legislature.
Huntsville-area legislator’s bill expanding access to prenatal care approved by Alabama House
The Alabama House has unanimously passed a bill that would ensure early access to prenatal care through Medicaid for low-income mothers.
Medicaid could sue parents for not enrolling kids in employer health insurance under Alabama bill
An Alabama House committee Wednesday approved a bill that would allow Medicaid to sue some parents who don’t enroll their children in employer-provided health insurance when available. HB 177, sponsored by Rep.
Bill would require Alabama’s Medicaid to cover postpartum depression screenings
Alabama mothers would be required to receive screenings for postpartum after giving birth under a proposed new law. SB191, filed by Sen. Vivian Davis Figures, D-Mobile, says that under existing law there is no requirement that mothers are screened for postpartum depression.
Alabama House passes presumptive Medicaid for pregnant mothers but only until 2028
The Alabama House of Representatives passed a bill Thursday that would allow presumptive eligibility for pregnant women for Medicaid. Lawmakers are hopeful expanding healthcare access will bring down Alabama’s climbing infant and maternal mortality rates.