{"id":234691,"date":"2025-05-10T13:11:26","date_gmt":"2025-05-10T13:11:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peraltafinancing.com\/alabama\/reps-sewell-figures-introduce-bridge-to-medicaid-act-to-cover-uninsured-alabamians\/"},"modified":"2025-05-10T13:11:26","modified_gmt":"2025-05-10T13:11:26","slug":"reps-sewell-figures-introduce-bridge-to-medicaid-act-to-cover-uninsured-alabamians","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=234691","title":{"rendered":"Reps. Sewell, Figures introduce Bridge to Medicaid Act to cover uninsured Alabamians"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Alabama U.S. Reps. Terri Sewell and Shomari C. Figures introduced the Bridge to Medicaid Act to finally provide health insurance to the more than 100,000 Alabamians in the coverage gap. The legislation would provide a temporary health care option for people in the Medicaid coverage gap until non-expansion states like Alabama finally expand Medicaid.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cImproving access to quality, affordable health care is one of my top priorities in Congress,\u201d\u00a0said Rep. Sewell.\u00a0\u201cBecause of the refusal by the State of Alabama to expand Medicaid, more than 100,000 low-income Alabamians who would otherwise qualify for health insurance coverage are being forced to go without care, putting their health and their lives at risk. If the State of Alabama won\u2019t expand access to health care for our underserved communities, we in the federal government must take action. That\u2019s why I\u2019m proud to join Congressman Figures in introducing the Bridge to Medicaid Act which would help thousands of Alabamians see a doctor, obtain medications, and afford life-saving care.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cAlabama\u2019s failure to expand Medicaid has left more than 100,000 hardworking people\u2014many of them in my district\u2014without access to affordable, quality health care,\u201d\u00a0said Rep. Figures.\u00a0\u201cThis bill will provide relief to people who would have health care coverage if Alabama would simply expand Medicaid, as 40 other states have already done.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

The Bridge to Medicaid Act would extend subsidies to individuals who are in the coverage gap and who cannot afford insurance on the Marketplace for 3 years. Individuals in non-expansion states making between 100 percent and 138 percent of the federal poverty level would also qualify for these subsidies and enhanced plans.<\/p>\n

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