Health Matters to the Economy

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Investing in health care matters to Alabama's economic infrastructure.  Expansion would generate $11.4 billion in new economic activity. 

 

Health care is a major employer and economic driver in communities large and small.  Hospitals, alone, have a $20 billion annual economic impact in Alabama.

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Health care also matters in recruiting business and industry.  Economic development begins with access to local, quality care.

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New funding in expansion states has greatly stimulated the economy and generated new state revenue. 

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Medicaid​ expansion brings $3.7 billion of economic activity to Louisiana 

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