Chicago, Illinois-based Help at Home, a provider of in-home care services, has announced that it is leaving the Alabama marketplace due to the State's refusal to expand Medicaid.
The withdrawal will impact 785 employees situated throughout the state and will commence effective November 4, 2023. The State's annual Medicaid contracts will expire on September 30, 2023.
According to a company spokesperson, “The current reimbursement and regulatory environment for Medicaid-funded home care has made it difficult to recruit, hire and retain workforce and we have not been able to overcome these challenges in the state of Alabama.”
"Alabama is one of 10 states that hasn’t accepted federal funding to expand its Medicaid coverage under the Affordable Care Act and has some of the strictest income-based eligibility requirements in the country."
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