Alabama lawmakers have set their sights on the state’s health crisis, filing legislation to support rural hospitals and incentivize physicians to work in underserved communities. “When you look at ...

Alabama’s rural hospitals are vanishing. This devastating crisis is unfolding in the heart of our state, jeopardizing not only the health of our people but the very foundation of rural communities.

A Medicaid sign at a press conference held by U.S. Senate Democrats’ on Feb. 19, 2025. Alabama officials are considering ways to spend the share of federal mental health funding meant ot partially ...

DOTHAN, Ala. (WDHN) — As part of the Alabama Centers for Rural Healthcare Opportunity legislative appropriation, the Alabama Community College System (ACCS) has awarded Wallace Community ...

Alabama is getting hundreds of millions of dollars from a federal rural health fund, but it is unlikely to save hospitals teetering on the brink of insolvency, according to experts. The money comes ...

State Health Officer Dr. Scott Harris told Alabama lawmakers Wednesday that the state is expected to receive at least $100 million a year for rural health care over five years under the “One Big ...

The struggles of Alabama’s rural hospitals are not a new problem but there are new factors - some that could hurt their ...

A new $50 billion rural health fund, part of the federal budget reconciliation law, could help soften the impacts of upcoming Medicaid budget cuts if used strategically, state officials said at the ...