Lower Alabama Benefits

09/14/2026

09/06/2026

"If this trajectory continues – and these latest proposed cuts suggest they might – there will soon come a day when more practices limit the number of Medicare patients they accept, stop offering certain services or leave the Medicare program altogether."

09/03/2026

The nation's largest healthcare insurer is eliminating prior authorization requirements for patients enrolled in five common plans — including select Medicare programs.

08/01/2026

Suzanne Mercer and her husband Kip lost their Affordable Care Act plan this year because they couldn’t afford to pay more than $4,000 a month for the coverage. The couple, who manage a condominium complex in the Florida Keys, have stopped going to see their doctors.

Mercer, 59 years old, also hasn’t gotten a follow-up scan that a doctor ordered after a mammogram in December turned up a concerning spot.

Mercer is one of millions of Americans going without health insurance after the ending of federal subsidies that kept their ACA premium bills down. The loss is starting to bleed into the wider healthcare economy.

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07/10/2026

Some patients are choosing to pay cash for medical procedures rather than use insurance. They say it can be significantly cheaper for certain services.

06/30/2026

...some saying that it was driven by rising premiums... others see program integrity measures taken by the Trump admin were successful in rooting out fraud and waste.

06/17/2026

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