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Jackson Hospital is asking a federal judge to set Blue Cross's prices. Every Alabama business should be watching.
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It takes a team: Alabama officials, Regions Bank unite to support rural hospitals
2+ week, 4+ hour ago (783+ words) It's all about teamwork," said Garlan Gudger, Alabama Senate President Pro Tempore, speaking at a recent luncheon at Regions Center that brought together state lawmakers, rural hospital leaders and Regions executives to mark early success of the Alabama Rural Hospital…...
Eric Hare op-ed: Tired of soaring drug prices? Here's what you can do to stand up to Big Pharma
1+ mon, 2+ day ago (361+ words) We live in a time where Americans rarely agree on anything. That said, a national poll revealed that we do agree that prescription drug prices in our country are too high, and that Big Pharma is to blame. And those…...
United Healthcare expands rural hospital payment program to Alabama
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (237+ words) Alabama is one of five states being added to United Healthcare's Rural Payment Acceleration Pilot, the insurer announced Monday. The expansion also covers Arkansas, Kentucky, Virginia and West Virginia. Under the program, which launched in January, Medicare Advantage payments to…...
Ambulance billing reform heads to Alabama House floor as ALFA sounds alarm on premiums
3+ mon, 4+ day ago (828+ words) A bill targeting surprise billing for ground ambulance services has cleared the Alabama Senate and is now working through the House, where it faces opposition from the state's largest farm organization over concerns about higher insurance premiums for rural Alabamians....
Alabama educator health plan faces $380 million shortfall as budget season heats up
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (480+ words) Alabama's public educator health insurance program is heading into the fiscal 2027 budget cycle with a projected $380 million shortfall in that year's health plan funding, creating a significant challenge for lawmakers as they work to finalize the state's Education Trust Fund…...
Alabama business coalition warns: Surge of healthcare mandates will spike premiums for families and employers
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (791+ words) A coalition of Alabama's most powerful business and insurance groups is sounding the alarm over a surge in healthcare mandate legislation this session, warning lawmakers that the cumulative cost of the bills will land squarely on employers and families already…...
Trump RX could slash drug prices and it makes you wonder why this never happened before
4+ mon, 4+ day ago (84+ words) Yellowhammer News For eons, in Alabama and across this country, prescription drug prices have crushed people. Attempts to rein in bad actors, be they Pharmacy Benefit Managers or insurers, may have missed the point. Maybe the problem was Big Pharma,…...
BCBS of Alabama op-ed: Blue Cross is not the reason for Jackson Hospital's financial struggles
4+ mon, 6+ day ago (715+ words) Dow Briggs, M. D. is the Executive Vice President of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Alabama. There are many reasons why Jackson Hospital is struggling, but Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Alabama's reimbursement is not why it is in bankruptcy....
Clint Mountain op-ed: Insurance premiums are climbing " but lawsuits aren't the real cause
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (725+ words) We write today on behalf of the Alabama Association for Justice in response to the recent reporting on the Alabama Department of Insurance's liability insurance claims cost report, which claims rising liability claim severity and large verdicts as factors in…...