A bill that would provide much-needed funding for hospitals and nursing homes in Alabama is making strides.
MONTGOMERY, Ala. - A bill that would provide much-needed funding for hospitals and nursing homes in Alabama is making strides in Montgomery. House Bill 1 passed in the House and now moves to the Senate. The bill allocates the remaining $1 billion from the American Rescue Plan money.
State health leaders requested $375 million from round two of the federal ARPA dollars. Rural hospitals are already shutting down because of debt caused by unpaid patient bills, while larger hospitals are still having to borrow money to pay staff and pay bills. “We gave the hospitals some last time. We did water and sewer and broadband. I think it was just after looking at all what we thought would be the best investment in our state, that’s the route we took,” said House Speaker Nathaniel Ledbetter.Williamson said the best solution is closing the health care coverage gap.
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