Carolyn Foster, an organizer and leader, speaking at the Alabama Poor People’s Campaign Moral Monday protest on Sept. 29, 2025, on the front steps of the Alabama State Capitol in Montgomery, Alabama.
Five rural Alabama hospitals are considered “at risk” of closing, according to a report from a reputable center for health services research. U.S. senators requested a list of the rural hospitals from ...
FLORENCE, Ala. -- Sometimes, in a quiet moment between appointments, Dr. Carson Cruise runs the financial numbers through his head. They make a cold but compelling case: If he dropped all of the ...
You might have a decent idea of which state provides your health insurance coverage if you signed up for MaineCare or Medi-Cal. But what if you enrolled in a plan under Healthy Connections? That's ...
Dr. Carson Cruise is a pediatric dentist in Florence, Ala. He has some patients whose families travel an hour or more to his clinic because he accepts Medicaid. Alabama’s low reimbursement rates have ...