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Arise legislative update: Week of March 3, 2025
Arise's Debbie Smith highlights the wonderful turnout at Cover Alabama's advocacy day on Medicaid expansion in Montgomery last week. She also discusses why Arise joined with more than 100 partner groups to oppose federal cuts to Medicaid and SNAP, and she explains how you can speak out against these harmful cuts as well. Finally, Debbie [...]
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Medicaid Expansion Advocacy Day – Feb. 25, 2025
Alabama Arise and Cover Alabama joined with the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network to host a Medicaid Expansion Advocacy Day on Feb. 25 in Montgomery. Nearly 100 passionate supporters came to the State House to speak out in defense of Medicaid and the urgent need to close Alabama’s health coverage gap. As federal threats [...]
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110+ Alabama groups urge Congress to oppose cuts to Medicaid, SNAP
Congress should oppose efforts to cut funding or create additional enrollment barriers for Medicaid and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), 112 organizations across Alabama wrote in a letter to Alabama’s congressional delegation this week. “We write to request respectfully that, in your deliberations about federal budget and tax policy, you ensure that Congress protects [...]
Letters & Testimony
Alabama Arise, 111 partner groups urge Congress to oppose cuts to Medicaid, SNAP
Congressional leaders are considering cuts to health coverage, food assistance and other human services in a push to offset the cost of tax cuts for wealthy households. The amount of potential Medicaid and SNAP cuts in the House budget resolution would be roughly equal to the cost of extending tax breaks for the wealthiest 1% [...]
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Arise legislative update: Week of Feb. 24, 2025
Arise's David Stout shares some good news from the Alabama State House this week. The Senate and House have passed SB 102 and HB 89, respectively, and sent them to the other chamber for consideration. These bills would ensure that women eligible for Medicaid could get health care earlier in their pregnancies. David also discusses [...]
Fact Sheet
Vote ‘No’ on SB 84 and HB 477: Junk health plans are not the solution for Alabama’s health coverage gap
Junk health plans lack basic consumer protections. SB 84 and HB 477 would allow a “nonprofit agricultural organization” to offer unregulated health plans to its members in Alabama. The bill explicitly says these benefits would “not [be] provided through an insurance policy.” Unlike health insurance sold by other carriers, plans like the ones offered under [...]
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Arise legislative update: Week of Feb. 17, 2025
Arise's David Stout brings you the latest after another busy week at the Alabama Legislature. David recaps some good news from last week: Bills increasing access to maternal health care (HB 89) and cracking down on companies that violate child labor laws (SB 22) passed in the House and Senate, respectively. He also shares worse [...]
Fact Sheet
HB 89 and SB 102 would improve maternal health, save money and save lives in Alabama
Presumptive eligibility allows doctors and other providers to determine Medicaid eligibility for expectant mothers who are likely to be eligible. This allows women to begin receiving Medicaid coverage in the first trimester without having to wait for the agency’s official eligibility decision. More than 50% of expectant mothers in Alabama are eligible for Medicaid coverage [...]
News Releases
Alabama at risk from threatened federal funding cuts
Congress this week likely will begin considering budget resolutions that could set the stage for severe cuts to Medicaid, food assistance and other human services. These funding cuts would finance efforts to renew or expand tax cuts for wealthy people and highly profitable corporations. Alabama Arise executive director Robyn Hyden issued the following statement Monday [...]
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Arise legislative update: Week of Feb. 10, 2025
Arise's David Stout recaps a busier-than-usual first week of the 2025 Alabama legislative session, with updates about our progress on issues like paid parental leave, maternal health care and school breakfast for all. He also discusses some harmful new immigration legislation, as well as our ongoing work to close Alabama's health coverage gap through Medicaid [...]