4+ hour, 43+ min ago   (184+ words) OZARK, Ala. (WTVY) - The Alabama Rural Hospital Investment Program reached its $20 million tax credit cap in just one month, signaling strong support for the state's struggling rural healthcare facilities. The program, approved during the 2024 legislative session, aims to improve the…...

1+ day, 17+ hour ago   (113+ words) (CNN) - Equifax is being accused of price gouging regarding Medicaid programs. Democratic Sens. Elizabeth Warren and Ron Wyden and Independent Sen. Bernie Sanders wrote a letter to the company's chief executive asking for answers regarding its business practices. The senators…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (292+ words) TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV/Gray Florida Capital Bureau) - Millions of Floridians are facing a health care crisis as enhanced Affordable Care Act tax credits expire in two weeks, forcing families to choose between coverage and their budgets. More Floridians rely on…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (514+ words) HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WAFF) - Healthcare organizations and hospitals worry for thousands of Alabamians who won't be able to afford insurance premium hikes in 2026. In the U.S.'s new healthcare plan, Congress has decided not to extend healthcare subsidies, or tax credits, for…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (382+ words) BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - Thousands of Alabamians will see the cost of their health insurance rise when premium tax credits expire at the end of 2025 if Congress chooses not to extend them. These tax credits help nearly 470,000 Alabamians afford health care…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago   (345+ words) MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) - Open enrollment for state and federal health insurance starts Nov. 1, and as the government shutdown continues, some Alabamians could be paying more for their health care. U.S. Senate Democrats have said they will not sign on to a…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago   (329+ words) (CNN) - Open enrollment is back - a time when people can enroll, renew or change health care plans for the upcoming year - but no matter whether you choose a health care plan through your employer or the Affordable Care Act, most…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago   (298+ words) The recall to duty amid the more than three-week-long government shutdown is what's needed to "best serve the American people amid the Medicare and Marketplace open enrollment seasons," the spokesperson said Thursday. It will be paid for by user fees…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago   (276+ words) ENTERPRISE Ala. (WTVY) -The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has lifted ambulance claims holds, providing relief to EMS providers in Alabama after a period of uncertainty. Medicare reimbursement accounts for about 60% of EMS providers" revenue, making the holds a…...

5+ mon, 1+ week ago   (137+ words) Health insurance premiums for individual plans offered under the Affordable Care Act are set to jump an average of between 19% and 25% next year. BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - Health insurance premiums for individual plans offered under the Affordable Care Act are set…...