The legislation would expand Medicaid access for low-income women during their first trimester of pregnancy.

The "presumptive eligibility" legislation, which passed unanimously, ensures that Medicaid will cover outpatient medical care for pregnant women for up to 60 days while they apply for government ...

Lawmakers in Alabama's House have passed a bill expediting Medicaid for pregnant women in a state with one of the highest maternal mortality rates in the country ...

Last year, nearly 1 in 5 pregnant Alabama women received prenatal care after five months of pregnancy, or otherwise received less than 50% of the appropriate number of the recommended visits ...