Cuts to Medicaid could devastate Alabama's Black Belt, say researchers

Cuts to Medicaid could devastate Alabama's Black Belt, say researchers

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-spendin…