Alabama health desk
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Alabama Medicaid says it covers mental health services for eligible children and adults, including community-based and inpatient behavioral health services.
September 26, 2026 · Source: Alabama Medicaid Agency
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September 26, 2026
A source report says a major Alabama insurer reduced failed-medication trials from four to two for TMS coverage in late 2022 for severe major depressive disorder.
Primary source: Novus Neurology, Psychiatry & TMS
September 26, 2026
UAB News reported that UAB became Alabama’s first medical provider to offer FDA-cleared rTMS for depression in 2010, using focused magnetic pulses in sessions.
Primary source: UAB News (archived)
September 26, 2026
UAB Medicine’s psychiatry services page lists rTMS for treatment-resistant depression among Department of Psychiatry offerings, alongside ECT and other services.
Primary source: UAB Medicine
September 26, 2026
UAB News says UAB Medicine launched four clinical services in late 2025, including a TMS service offering FDA-approved therapy for treatment-resistant depression.
Primary source: UAB News
September 26, 2026
UAB Heersink School of Medicine News says a new TMS clinic opened in August 2025 to expand non-invasive treatment access for Alabamians with treatment-resistant depression.
Primary source: UAB Heersink School of Medicine News
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