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2025 Alabama Snapshot
The Healthcare Affordability Snapshot provides legislators, consumer advocates, regulators and other stakeholders a tool to compare their state’s health policies across other states. The categories examined in this resource explore a variety of policy options that have previously appeared in the Scorecard, as well as additional policies that impact health care affordability. Policies were selected […]
Read MorePresumptive Eligibility for Pregnancy
In an ALERTs release by Alabama Medicaid, the state notified all Obstetricians/Gynecologists and all other Maternal Medical Professionals of the implementation of Presumptive Eligibility for Pregnancy (PEP) on October 1, 2025. Allowing pregnant women early access to ambulatory prenatal care while their application for Medicaid is under review. The plan covers services such as office visits, […]
Read MoreMedicaid Coverage for Pregnant Women
Alabama Governor Kay Ivey has signed the Maternal Health Care Act into law, reports WSFA 12. The new law allows pregnant women to receive presumptive Medicaid eligibility for outpatient care while their full applications are being processed. This coverage lasts up to 60 days and is intended to improve timely access to prenatal care. Supporters […]
Read MoreAlabama
The Health Care Value Hub’s 2026 Health Care Affordability State Policy Snapshot provides legislators, consumer advocates, regulators and other stakeholders with a tool to compare their state’s health policies across other states. The Snapshot explores policies impacting health care affordability across four domains: Policies were selected based on whether they have the potential to impact […]
Read More2024 Alabama Snapshot
The 2024 Healthcare Affordability Snapshot provides legislators, consumer advocates, regulators and other stakeholders a tool to compare their state’s health policies across other states. The categories examined in this resource explore a variety of policy options that have previously appeared in the Scorecard, as well as additional policies that impact health care affordability. Policies were […]
Read MoreAlabama Has Poor Health System Performance, Stark Health Care Disparities
A new report finds Alabama has some of the most severe disparities in health care outcomes among racial groups, reports the Alabama Reflector. The Commonwealth Fund report revealed Alabama only performed better than Tennessee, Kentucky, Wyoming, Arkansas, Oklahoma and West Virginia. While white Alabamians have better health outcomes than Black or Hispanic Alabamians, they trail health outcomes for […]
Read MoreHealth Care Access Grows Difficult in Shrinking Rural Communities
The lack of health care providers in rural Alabama is stark, with most of Alabama’s rural counties having significantly more people per primary care physician than urban counties, reports the Alabama Reflector. The average across the state is 1,520 people per one physician, while the most populous Jefferson County has 875 primary care physicians to […]
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