A vacant hallway at Vaughan Regional Medical Center in Selma, Alabama on Tuesday, Sep. 3, 2024 in Selma, Ala. Presenters and advocates warned last week that Medicaid cuts in the tax-and-spending bill that passed Congress Tuesday could devastate health care in Alabama’s Black Belt. (Will McClelland/Alabama Reflector)
Researchers and advocates warned the public in a media briefing last week that proposed Medicaid cuts in the massive tax-and-spending package that passed the U.S. Senate on Tuesday would devastate a region that relies heavily on the federal program.
In 2023, 21 of the 24 counties that comprise the region had some of the highest percentages of Medicaid enrollees in Alabama…