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Health insurance jargon can be frustrating and confusing – here’s how to navigate it

Lifestyle

Health insurance jargon can be frustrating and confusing – here’s how to navigate it

Jamie Hartmann-Boyce, UMass Amherst and Michal Horný, UMass Amherst
Updated 13 hrs ago

The US health insurance system requires that people make strategic and often risky decisions about how much health insurance they can afford and how much coverage they might need.

National News

Lawmakers spar over Medicare, Medicaid fraud in California, Minnesota

By Andrew Rice | The Center Square
Updated Mar 17, 2026

(The Center Square) – Leaders in the Centers of Medicare and Medicaid Services called out California recipients for fraudulently taking advantage of the state’s healthcare programs.

Alfa: Alabama needs real answers on rural ambulance service

News

Alfa: Alabama needs real answers on rural ambulance service

By Brian Hardin | Alabama Daily News
Mar 16, 2026

Rural Alabama has been waiting decades for access to affordable health services — and despite the empty promises of a bill funneling millions …

Sewell meets with UAB officials on medical residents in Selma, vows to 'hold their feet' to the fire on commitment

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Sewell meets with UAB officials on medical residents in Selma, vows to 'hold their feet' to the fire on commitment

Nathan Prewett
Mar 12, 2026

Rep. Terri Sewell (AL-07) recently released a video in which she said that she met with UAB officials to voice her concerns about a restructur…

Bobby Singleton sponsors legislation for improvements to ambulance services

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Bobby Singleton sponsors legislation for improvements to ambulance services

Nathan Prewett
Mar 6, 2026

Senate Minority Leader Bobby Singleton has sponsored SB269, a legislation that a press release from his office said will "revolutionize" the w…

Alabama’s hospitals continue to improve quality by reducing healthcare-associated infections

News

Alabama’s hospitals continue to improve quality by reducing healthcare-associated infections

Alabama Department of Public Health
Mar 3, 2026

For the fourteenth year in a row, Alabama’s Healthcare-associated Infections (HAI) program has been committed to protecting patients from adve…

Terri Sewell urges continued support for Vaughan Regional Medical Center

News

Terri Sewell urges continued support for Vaughan Regional Medical Center

Nathan Prewett
Feb 26, 2026

Rep. Terri Sewell (AL-07) is urging support for the Vaughan Regional Medical Center (VRMC) in Selma after what she said was at risk of having …

Doctor answers call to serve the underserved in Perry County

News

Doctor answers call to serve the underserved in Perry County

By Brad Fisher
Updated Feb 21, 2026

Many rural counties in Alabama, especially in the Black Belt, are “maternity care deserts.”

Whitfield Foundation raises $29K for Demopolis hospital at second annual Soiree

News

Whitfield Foundation raises $29K for Demopolis hospital at second annual Soiree

Cindy Fisher
Updated Feb 3, 2026

Whitfield Foundation raised $29,000 at their 2026 Soiree at Demopolis Civic Center on Saturday, beating last year's amount.

Former Selma doctor Sunmisola Oyesiku opens evening clinic in Montgomery

Business

Former Selma doctor Sunmisola Oyesiku opens evening clinic in Montgomery

Cindy Fisher
Jan 19, 2026

A familiar face in the Selma healthcare landscape has opened an evening clinic in Montgomery.

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