Public Health Emergency
Alabama Medicaid Agency: Up to 100,000 Alabamians may have lost coverage
Up to 100,000 Alabamians may have lost Medicaid coverage since restrictions on federal bans on disenrollment expired earlier this year, according to preliminary numbers assembled by the Alabama Medicaid Agency. But Melanie Cleveland, a spokeswoman for the Medicaid Agency, said some of those removed could return within a 90-day window to restore coverage. “It is […]
What the end of the COVID emergency means for Alabama
The end of the national COVID emergency could change what we know about the virus’ activities in Alabama. And it could also affect the state’s Medicaid rolls. The national public health emergency (PHE) required Medicaid agencies to keep people enrolled in the program, even if they no longer qualified for it. With the end of […]