After not expanding Medicaid while he was in office, former Gov. Robert Bentley recently urged his successor and the Alabama Legislature to do just that.
that he was not being inconsistent by calling on Gov. Kay Ivey to expand coverage of the insurance program.
“Today, 11 years later, Gov. Ivey and the state Legislature are facing a much different situation with record low unemployment, replenished rainy day funds and more robust state budgets,” he said. “The Legislature just passed the largest General Fund budget in state history at $2.7 Billion, including prepayment to the state’s emergency funds for the next six years.
“The healthcare needs of our state are growing and will continue to increase as underserved regions, particularly rural areas, continue to lack in basic healthcare services and have limited access to family doctors, local hospitals and even specialists,” the former governor added.
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