Health PEEHIP board talks 2024 finances, “treacherous waters” ahead The health provider warned of a funding crisis and a potential $228M reserve loss by 2027 amid rising medical costs. Wesley Walter18 hours ago
Health More than 15 million in U.S. could lose Medicaid coverage without action Once the COVID public health emergency ends, millions will have to reapply for Medicaid or find coverage elsewhere. Eddie BurkhalterMay 19, 2022
Health White House warned against Alabama’s law criminalizing transgender care A federal judge is debating whether to grant a preliminary injunction, putting a temporary halt to the law, which went into effect Sunday. Eddie BurkhalterMay 11, 2022
Health Yale report finds flawed science in Alabama’s law criminalizing care for transgender youth Leading physicians and law experts from Yale University say Alabama's law gets the science behind transgender care wrong, and places lives at risk. Eddie BurkhalterMay 6, 2022
Health Governor announces two additional mental health crisis centers Gov. Kay Ivey on Monday announced the funding of two additional Mental Health Crisis Centers, further expanding the Alabama Crisis System of Care. StaffMay 3, 2022
Health Former Alabama woman starts church in wake of anti-trans laws Tiffany Holloway's Church of Prismatic Light holds as its key doctrine protection for the right to gender-affirming medical care. Eddie BurkhalterApril 28, 2022
Health COVID mitigation for the World Games in Birmingham uncertain A World Games spokesman told APR that officials are monitoring COVID and will follow guidelines of local public health authorities. Eddie BurkhalterApril 25, 2022
Health Medical Cannabis Commission opts against extending deadline Commissioner John McMillan said the commission would prefer to have more time but did not want to risk "opening the bill up" to lawmakers. Jacob HolmesApril 22, 2022
Health New lawsuit filed to challenge law criminalizing transgender medical care Two similar lawsuits were dropped Friday without explanation, but counsel for the plaintiffs said they expect those suits to be refiled. StaffApril 21, 2022
Health General Fund budget will address Alabama’s maternal mortality crisis Advocates say extended coverage is the start of a "healthy future" for Alabama mothers. StaffApril 20, 2022
Health Lawsuits designed to block new law criminalizing transgender medical treatment dropped An attorney for the plaintiffs said she expects the lawsuits to be refiled. Jacob HolmesApril 19, 2022