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Drug compounding advocate talks Alabama regulations, GLP-1 “frenzy”
12 Sep 2025 12:43 GMT
… than those paid by the Alabama Medicaid Agency, as well as charging … that dispense FDA approved drugs and compound medications—have seen their businesses … a collaborative pilot program between Medicaid and drug compounders could utilize compounded …
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Budget hearings both raise and address Alabama economic concerns
27 Aug 2025 23:53 GMT
… Agency Fiscal Division and the Alabama Medicaid Agency presented their current … Big Beautiful Bill’ could impact Alabama Medicaid.
Offord reiterated what other state … unpredictable drugs costs.
Two years ago, Alabama lawmakers passed the Medicaid Emergency …
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Trump budget bill will increase Alabama SNAP costs, say state officials
27 Aug 2025 12:55 GMT
… appointed commissioner of the Alabama Medicaid Agency, said Alabama will not be substantially … OBBBA. The agency is watching drug prices and health care inflation … predict when an FDA approved medication may enter the market, how …
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Roger Bedford, former Alabama legislator from Russellville, dies at 67
19 Aug 2025 00:12 GMT
… supporting the death penalty, drug-free zones around schools and … mandatory drug treatment for those convicted … of drug offenses.
Bedford also … Education Trust Fund budget and Alabama Medicaid.
“Roger loved Vina. …
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Linda Boyle: RFK Jr. in Alaska talks tribal sovereignty, Medicaid rules, and a shift on mRNA vaccines
09 Aug 2025 21:00 GMT
… Native sovereignty, budget and Medicaid provisions in the newly … support for rural hospitals. Medicaid currently spends about $20 … , though he acknowledged all drugs carry potential side effects.
… as Director for Central Alabama VA Healthcare System. She …
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Alabama Medicaid Commissioner tapped for SEIB leader amid increasing health cost concerns
19 Jun 2025 02:34 GMT
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Azar has been the Alabama Medicaid Agency commissioner since 2012.
… of me with that.”
Alabama Medicaid Agency Commissioner Stephanie Azar … consecutively serving commissioner in Alabama Medicaid’s history, Ivey’s … cost share of prescription drugs, and a cut to …
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Alabama state lawmakers visit White House to talk Trump’s budget bill, priorities
31 Jul 2025 18:05 GMT
… requirements for Medicaid, which Shaver said she supports. Since Alabama hasn’t … expanded Medicaid, generally, able-bodied … penalty for child rapists and drug traffickers, especially with what we …
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U.S. News & World Report again names UAB Hospital best in Alabama, Birmingham metro
30 Jul 2025 13:29 GMT
… top hospital in both Alabama and the Birmingham metro … I trauma center in Alabama recognized by the American … $30 million annually in unreimbursed Medicaid care.
RELATED: UAB study … injectable weight-loss drugs grows
The University of Alabama at Birmingham …
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Free Mental Health Services in Alabama: Essential Resources & How to Get Help
27 Jul 2025 02:26 GMT
… more private. Many platforms take Medicaid or offer sliding scale fees … provide mental health services in Alabama. The Alabama Department of Mental Health … group therapy
Psychiatric evaluations and medication
Crisis intervention
Substance use treatment …
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Justice Jay Mitchell: Trump wins big again for Alabama
24 Jul 2025 19:34 GMT
… welfare checks and fraudulently use Medicaid, jeopardizing those programs for … s promise not to take Medicaid from Americans who need … No more illegal aliens taking Medicaid, like they do in California … as a schedule one drug. We in Alabama know all too well …