Cover Alabama Coalition, Author at Bama Politics
Report: Medicaid Expansion Would Create 28,500 New Jobs in Alabama in its First Four Years
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June 2, 2021
As an engine for job creation, Medicaid expansion in its first four years would create nearly 80% as many jobs as exist in Alabama’s automobile and auto parts manufacturing industries, an Alabama Arise analysis of…
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Lack of health insurance heightened COVID-19’s impact on Alabama communities
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April 29, 2021
Lack of health insurance coverage was a key factor in the spread and toll of COVID-19 in Alabama, according to a Families USA report, The Catastrophic Cost of Uninsurance, updated last…
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Alabama Medical Professionals Call on Governor Kay Ivey to Expand Medicaid
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April 8, 2021
More than 300 Alabama medical professionals released a joint letter Wednesday calling on Gov. Kay Ivey to expand Medicaid coverage immediately for adults with low incomes. The letter – signed by doctors, nurses, psychologists, dentists,…
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