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The last pebble in our sling is with the courts and our government leaders. Our prayer is that with their help, that pebble will strike home, and Jackson Hospital will survive.
Recent news regarding Jackson Hospital’s potential closure has understandably raised concerns among patients, families, employers and health care providers across the River Region.
If Jackson Hospital closes, patients will go to Baptist where they will encounter the chaos of an overburdened hospital and where BCBS will pay the higher rates anyway. So why not pay those rates to Jackson and prevent what will be a local and regional healthcare calamity?
Jackson Hospital will close on June 25 unless Blue Cross and Blue Shield (BCBS) increases its reimbursement rate, according to Jackson Hospital president and CEO John Quinlivan.
We must stop this steal of our precious insurance and the premiums that have made BCBS successful. Please contact the Alabama Legislature to say no to SB247.
Members of the House Financial Services Committee on Wednesday passed legislation allowing Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Alabama to create a holding company.
The Christian Coalition of Alabama and Blue Cross and Blue Shield debated legislation in a public hearing on Wednesday that would allow Blue Cross to create a holding company.
Allowing individual Americans, not their employers, make more of the decisions regarding insurance tradeoffs would make healthcare more affordable and valuable.
As we head into 2026, a few questions come to mind regarding the great state of Alabama.
A newly formed nonprofit called Alabama Patients First began running ads decrying “Blue Cross BULLS*!T” on Friday.
Benny Evans has been bedridden at his home in Goodsprings for 12 years. After dealing with medical coverage issues, he has a story to tell that he hopes will serve as a warning.
The study also found that Alabama had the highest initial denial rate for in-network claims by HealthCare.gov insurers in 2023. That average in-network denial rate was 34%.
A group of insurance companies nationwide agreed to simplify and reduce prior authorizations with new actions.
Legislation allowing the Alabama Farmers Federation to begin offering health plans to its members is up for a vote on Tuesday after a lengthy public hearing in the House Health Committee this past week.
House Speaker Mac McCutcheon (R-Monrovia) was on the payroll of an Alabama-based medical testing company called QBR Inc. years ago that has recently been the target of federal prosecutors.