DeSantis joins Republican governors’ call to end COVID-19 emergency declaration | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Gov. Ron DeSantis last week joined 24 other Republican governors in asking President Joe Biden to end a COVID-19 emergency declaration that has helped lead to a surge in enrollment in Florida’s Medicaid program. The governors sent a letter that urged Biden to allow a federal “public health emergency” to expire in […]
Read More
Medicaid expansion, grocery tax cut could help marginalized Alabamians, advocates say | News | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP
MONTGOMERY — Looking ahead to the 2023 legislative session, a group advocating for Alabamians marginalized by poverty plan to push lawmakers to expand Medicaid and end the state sales tax on groceries. Alabama is one of 12 states, including Georgia, that has not expanded Medicaid to cover adults with low incomes; Alabama is one of […]
Read More
State Republicans warm to Medicaid expansion | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP
A few of the remaining states that have not expanded Medicaid appear poised to take another run at it next year. A change of heart by some lawmakers in these GOP-controlled states signals support is growing in favor of expanding eligibility for Medicaid, the federal and state program that helps with healthcare costs for some […]
Read More
National report on maternal and infant health gives Arkansas; Missouri poor grades
HARRISON, Ark. (KY3) – A recent report from the March of Dimes, an organization focused on improving the health of babies by preventing birth defects, premature births, and infant mortality, shows the maternal and infant health crisis is worsening for all families. Arkansas and Missouri received poor grades with above-average preterm birth rates. The data […]
Read More
Arkansas governor announces rural health coverage with Medicaid program
HARRISON, Ark. (KY3) – Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson announced the state’s request to expand and adjust the Medicaid Program in the state was approved last Tuesday. Arkansas Health and Opportunity for Me (ARHOME), replaced Arkansas Works, the prior version of the Medicaid expansion health coverage program in Arkansas, earlier this year. ARHOME offers health care […]
Read More
Arkansas gets federal approval to expand Medicaid
Illustration: Shoshana Gordon/Axios The Biden administration and the Center for Medicaid Services approved an amendment expanding the state’s Medicaid program, ARHOME, at Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson’s request. What’s happening: The expansion will be geared toward improving maternal care, mental health services, addiction services and added support for people coming out of foster care, prison and […]
Read More
Arkansas governor announces ARHOME expansion for rural health services
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (KAIT) – Those in rural Arkansas communities may get better access to healthcare, thanks to a new expansion. On Tuesday, Nov. 1, Gov. Asa Hutchinson announced that a request to amend the state’s Medicaid program, Arkansas Health and Opportunity for Me (ARHOME), to include the Life360 HOMEs service had been approved by […]
Read More
Alabama organizations gather in Birmingham pleading with Gov. Ivey and lawmakers to expand Medicaid | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) – Organizations from all over Alabama met in Birmingham on September 8, pleading with the governor and lawmakers to expand Medicaid. Alabama is one of 12 states that has not expanded Medicaid and these organizations said the money to fund the program is on the table, so they can’t understand why the […]
Read More
GOP No Longer Cares About The Deficit If It Means Women Having More Babies | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP
WASHINGTON — Many Republicans hailed the Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision as a victory for one of their highest-profile priorities: ending abortion. But it comes with a string attached — more federal spending, which Republicans usually hate. More than 4 in 10 births in the United States — 42% in 2019 — are paid for by […]
Read More
Abortion ruling prompts variety of reactions from states | #elections | #alabama
The U.S. Supreme Court on June 24 overturned Roe v. Wade, the 1973 decision that had provided a constitutional right to abortion. The ruling is expected to lead to abortion bans in roughly half the states, although the timing of those laws taking effect varies. Some Republican-led states banned or severely limited abortion immediately, while […]
Read More