Ashleigh Yuhas

1 week ago | wdhn.com | Ashleigh Yuhas

ALABAMA (WDHN) – Governor Ivey officially signed a bill that will permit the Alabama Farmers Federation to offer and provide health care plans for its members that does not have to follow the same laws and regulations as health insurance programs. The legislation passed the House 98-1, and it passed the Senate 30-2. People who support it said the plan would provide affordable plans for farmers and self-employed people who are ALFA members, and members who cannot afford their insurance.

1 week ago | wdhn.com | Ashleigh Yuhas

DOTHAN, Ala. (WDHN) – National Nurses Week is beginning next week from May 6th to the 12th, and Southeast Health is celebrating the amazing nurse’s helping the Wiregrass. Next week, all communities are recognizing the contributions and challenges nurses face to help those in need. Southeast Health is doing many exciting activities for the nurses to show their gratitude for them.

1 week ago | wdhn.com | Ashleigh Yuhas

ALABAMA (WDHN) – Alabama state lawmakers have officially approved the legislation that allows the ‘Alabama Farmers Federation’ to sell healthcare plans to their members that bypasses federal requirements, which can turn people away for preexisting conditions. Under the new legislation, medical visits, hospitalizations and other costs are not classified as health insurance.

2 weeks ago | wdhn.com | Ashleigh Yuhas

ALABAMA (WDHN) – Governor Ivey announced that Alabama’s first-class Pre-K program is the best program in the nation for the 19th year in a row. The 2024 state of preschool report card said that Alabama is one of five states in the country to meet 10 out of 10 research-based quality benchmarks that is giving them this special recognition. The program has evolved so much over the years for all 67 counties in the Yellowhammer state.

2 weeks ago | wdhn.com | Ashleigh Yuhas

ALABAMA (WDHN) – Enterprise native Senator Katie Britt has announced the ‘Access to Breast Cancer Diagnosis Act,’ where she aims to eliminate out of pocket expenses for diagnostic breast cancer tests. Today, the law does require insurance companies to provide no co-pay coverage for breast cancer screenings, but that does not help everyone. The current law does not extend this factor to the diagnosis testing, which includes 3D mammograms, MRI’s and ultrasounds.