Health
No one should have to go without the medical care they need simply because they can’t afford it. Investments in Medicaid, ALL Kids, mental health care and other health services help Alabamians stay healthy and productive, and they lay the foundation for a future where all of our residents have a chance to thrive, regardless of their income or background.
Arise works to identify and eliminate the structural barriers that prevent many of our friends and neighbors across the state from accessing the health care they need. We examine how a variety of policy solutions, including Medicaid expansion, would help break down those walls and strengthen the health care infrastructure on which all Alabamians rely.
Featured Resources
Fact Sheet
What we know about the health care changes in the new federal budget law
Personal Stories
Virginia wants you to join her in protecting health coverage in Alabama
Virginia would say things have been going well since moving back home to Birmingham a year ago – steady even. She said consistency has been key in staying healthy when life takes on unexpected changes.
And Virginia has had to navigate some unexpected changes recently.
Fact Sheet
Federal budget bill threatens health coverage for 190,000 Alabamians
Personal Stories
Medicaid helped save her daughter’s life. Angelica wants it to be there for other Alabamians, too
Angelica is outspoken about the misconceptions and stigmas that often surround federal programs serving Alabama families. She said that in the past, more than half of her paycheck would be spent on private insurance.
Resources
HB 177: A case study in Alabama Arise advocacy
Alabama Arise successfully leapt into action this year to defend health coverage for thousands of children across our state.
Handbook
Kit de herramientas de salud materna de Alabama
Letters & Testimony
Alabama Arise, 111 partner groups urge Congress to oppose cuts to Medicaid, SNAP
Fact Sheet
HB 89 and SB 102 would improve maternal health, save money and save lives in Alabama
Fact Sheet
School breakfast for all: What Alabama can do to help feed all of our kids
Personal Stories
‘It shouldn’t be like this’
“If working people could get the coverage they deserve, we wouldn’t even be where we are now. Here in the Black Belt, or anywhere else.”
