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The number of mystery illness cases affecting Alabama is growing. Wednesday, Alabama Department of Public Health spokeswoman Dr. Mary McIntyre confirmed the number rose to ten overnight from a previous report of seven.More >>
The number of mystery illness cases affecting Alabama is growing. Wednesday, Alabama Department of Public Health spokeswoman Dr. Mary McIntyre confirmed the number rose to ten overnight from a previous report of seven.More >>
Keeping the meltdown-stricken Fukushima nuclear plant in northeastern Japan in stable condition requires a cast of thousands. Increasingly the plant's operator is struggling to find enough workers, a trend that...More >>
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The nation's record-low teen birth rate stems from robust declines in nearly every state, but most dramatically in several Mountain States and among Hispanics, according to a new government report.More >>
The nation's record-low teen birth rate stems from robust declines in nearly every state, but most dramatically in several Mountain States and among Hispanics, according to a new government report.More >>
Monday the state of Alabama said it will not participate in coming up with guidelines (there are 10 categories in the ACA (example: maternity, prescription drugs, hospitalization, etc) that could be offered in the healthcare exchanges.
In 2014, there must be a healthcare exchange in Alabama. A healthcare exchange is where people can shop and compare insurance plans. There is not currently a healthcare exchange in Alabama.
By 2014, the state can set up the exchange, or help with it (examples – help regulate, offer consumer assistance, oversee plans, etc) or the state could simply choose not to do anything and the Federal government will do it.
Think of today as a floor not a ceiling in this debate.
If there are no guidelines set up by Alabama, the federal government would default to something already used in Alabama.
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