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Advocates revitalize push for Medicaid expansion in Alabama
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Alabamians brace for higher premiums as Congress has no clear plan to extend health insurance subsidies
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Health care premiums to surge for Alabamians if Congress doesn’t reach ACA deal
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130,000 Alabamians could lose health insurance, see premiums skyrocket if Congress doesn’t act
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Congress must protect health care tax credits, 900+ Cover Alabama supporters urge in new petition
Congress must protect health care tax credits, 900+ Cover Alabama supporters urge in new petition
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50+ Alabama groups urge Ivey, legislators to oppose cuts to Medicaid, ACA coverage
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‘No cuts to Medicaid,’ advocates urge at Fort Payne town hall
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30+ Alabama organizations reiterate opposition to ‘junk health plans’
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Op-ed: Alabama moms and babies are dying. It doesn’t have to be this way.
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Op-Ed: It’s time to the close the health care coverage gap—our workforce depends on it
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Patient advocacy groups call on governor to close the coverage gap
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Medicaid expansion a proven solution to help Alabamians join, stay in workforce, new report finds
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New report: Medicaid expansion would improve maternal health in Alabama
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Medicaid expansion: Alabama’s path to long-term health and financial security
Medicaid expansion: Alabama’s path to long-term health and financial security
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Advocates: County would see $93 million impact from Medicaid expansion
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Alabama could look to Arkansas’ version of Medicaid expansion. Here’s how it works
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For uninsured older adults, waiting to turn 65 can be a matter of life and death
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North Carolina just expanded Medicaid, and Alabama should be next
North Carolina just expanded Medicaid, and Alabama should be next
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At Medicaid expansion rally, speakers describe struggles without insurance
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With no Medicaid expansion, rural Alabama hospitals struggle
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Doctors say it's very critical to expand Medicaid
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Guest opinion: Medicaid expansion is the right choice for Alabama
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Panel discusses reasons why Alabama should expand Medicaid
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New study shows medical debt cut nearly in half in states that expanded Medicaid
New study shows medical debt cut nearly in half in states that expanded Medicaid
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Report: Medicaid Expansion Would Create 28,500 New Jobs in Alabama in its First Four Years
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New data: Lack of health insurance heightened COVID-19’s impact on Alabama communities, underscoring need for Medicaid expansion
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AL.com: Nearly 70% of Alabama’s maternal deaths could have been prevented
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Alabama Political Reporter: Alabama coalition pushes for Medicaid expansion amid COVID-19 pandemic
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Partner Release: Medicaid expansion would improve life for all Alabamians, new Arise report shows
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Partner Op-Ed: Medicaid expansion would fix the hole in the roof of Alabama’s health care system

It may not have sounded like it on the surface, but Gov. Kay Ivey recently made one of her most encouraging comments yet about Medicaid expansion. “It would be irresponsible,” Ivey told reporters Tuesday, “to think about expanding Medicaid just for the sake of expanding Medicaid without having a complete and honest discussion about the source of stable funding to pay the match.”

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