Health PEEHIP board talks 2024 finances, “treacherous waters” ahead The health provider warned of a funding crisis and a potential $228M reserve loss by 2027 amid rising medical costs. Wesley WalterDecember 4, 2024
Health COVID-19 hospitalizations, new cases continue to rise The number of rising hospitalized COVID-19 patients in Alabama is a concerning sign of a possible coming surge of the disease, state health experts... Eddie BurkhalterOctober 23, 2020
Health Alabama’s COVID-19 hospitalizations, cases continue rise Average daily hospitalizations continue an ongoing increase as cases nationwide surge. Eddie BurkhalterOctober 22, 2020
Health Doug Jones applauds signing of veterans mental health and suicide prevention bill The legislation is aimed at bolstering the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs mental health workforce to serve veterans. Eddie BurkhalterOctober 21, 2020
Health AARP’s COVID-19 dashboard shows Alabama nursing home lagging behind national averages In each of five parameters Alabama fared worse than the national average. Eddie BurkhalterOctober 21, 2020
Health At least 248 COVID deaths reported in Alabama in October The cumulative death toll in Alabama has risen by 248 to 2,788 in October and by 124 in the last week alone. Brandon MoseleyOctober 19, 2020
Health Alabama inmate tested positive for COVID-19 after his death Testing data from the department shows there was an outbreak of the disease in the prison around the time he was taken to a... Eddie BurkhalterOctober 16, 2020
Health White House COVID-19 report put Alabama in red zone last week Alabama’s number of new cases last week rose by 14 percent from the previous week, while the number of tests performed statewide dropped by... Eddie BurkhalterOctober 16, 2020
Health Sen. Doug Jones holds roundtable on Affordable Care Act “When I talk about protecting the ACA I want everyone to understand this is not theoretical. This is not abstract. This is real life,”... Eddie BurkhalterOctober 15, 2020
Health Researchers seeking Birmingham area veterans for survey, needs assessment Veterans interested in taking part in this assessment are encouraged to fill out the survey by Nov. 14. Eddie BurkhalterOctober 15, 2020
Health Alabama attorney general will appeal curbside voting ruling to U.S. Supreme Court A panel of federal appeals court judges on Tuesday reversed parts of Kallon’s ruling regarding absentee voting in the upcoming Nov. 3 elections, but... Eddie BurkhalterOctober 14, 2020