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House Health Committee passes bill requiring screenings for postpartum depression
Specifically, HB322 "would require the Alabama Medicaid Agency to cover screening and would also regulate how Medicaid covers ...
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Alabama Senate approves presumptive Medicaid bill for pregnant mothers until 2028
The Alabama Senate passed a bill Thursday that would allow presumptive eligibility for pregnant women for Medicaid ... who brought forth a House version of the same bill, said after it “sunsets ...
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Alabama Legislature passes paid parental leave for state workers
The Women’s Foundation of Alabama applauded the passage of Senate Bill 199, calling it a critical step toward increasing and ...
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Bill expanding prenatal care for low income mothers passes Alabama Senate
ALABAMA (WHNT) — A new law that would provide mothers using Medicaid with earlier access to prenatal care is making its way through the Alabama legislature. Alabama’s infant motility rate is ...
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Alabama groups urge lawmakers to reject Medicaid, SNAP cuts that would ‘weaken’ state’s economy
On Tuesday night, the U.S. House passed ... “Federal Medicaid cuts would undermine health care access for children, pregnant women and nursing home residents,” Alabama Arise and its partners ...
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Advocates push for Medicaid expansion in holdout Alabama
Smith said Alabama’s Medicaid program does not have room for cuts. “We have a bare-bones program here, only covers children, people with disabilities, pregnant women — very few low-income ...