Atmore Community Hospital has entered Chapter 11 restructuring in federal bankruptcy court, but the 49-bed facility says its emergency department, staff and appointments will continue without interruption.
Tag: Medicaid
Coverage of Medicaid from South Alabama News, the local news source for Mobile, Baldwin and the surrounding counties of the Alabama Gulf Coast.
Baldwin County
Pittman Bill Aims to Shield Teacher Insurance Plan From Costly Drug Litigation
The Alabama Senate passed a bill by Sen. Trip Pittman of Montrose clarifying the law so the state teacher insurance plan could negotiate prescription drug rates, a move backers said could save hundreds of millions of dollars.
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USA Health System Could Be Mobile’s Big Winner as Health Care Law Takes Hold
The University of South Alabama has long carried most of the region’s indigent care at a loss. With coverage expanding under the new federal law, that arithmetic may finally change.