Acknowledging effects of child poverty and single motherhood is a start
Half of all births in Alabama are paid for by Medicaid, which means these infants are born into poverty.
Alabama Arise
Report: 38 percent of Alabama COVID deaths tied to insurance coverage gaps
A separate report shows Black Alabamians, women make up a disproportionate percentage of low wage workers without health insurance.
More than 300 Alabama medical professionals to Ivey: Expand Medicaid
The American Rescue Plan Act could cover the initial costs of making 300,000 uninsured Alabamians eligible, advocates say.
Advocates say at-risk people receiving at-home care need vaccines, too
Those on home waiver programs would otherwise be living in nursing homes, where they would have access to vaccines.
Alabama’s recovery needs expanded Medicaid, unemployment insurance: report
So far, state legislators have prioritized bills that help employers rather than workers, according to Alabama Arise.
Biden’s executive orders on food stamps won’t spur immediate changes
An Alabama Arise analyst said the most important change would be Biden's call to re-evaluate the baseline used to set SNAP benefits.
Alabama Arise calls for strengthening Voting Rights Act after Capitol attack
“Ensuring that every eligible voter can access the ballot must be a top priority to protect our democratic republic,” Robyn Hyden said.
Jones “encouraged” by SCOTUS hearing on Affordable Care Act
“You can sometimes read tea leaves a little bit, so I'm encouraged,” Jones said of reports he’s read detailing the hearing.
Alabama Arise: Republican COVID-19 relief bill was “wholly inadequate”
The scaled-back COVID-19 relief plan offered by Senate Republicans that failed to pass on Thursday didn’t do nearly enough to address real needs of everyday Americans, said U.S. Sen. Doug Jones, D-Alabama. His sentiments on the failed bill were backed by the nonprofit poverty advocacy group, Alabama Arise, whose executive director, Robyn Hyden, in a … Continued
Alabama Arise calls Trump unemployment order “Band-Aid over a gaping economic wound”
An Alabama nonprofit that advocates for low-income residents says that President Donald Trump’s executive actions to extend federal aid to Americans affected by the pandemic falls far short of what is needed. “These executive actions put a Band-Aid over a gaping economic wound,” Chris Sanders, communications director for Alabama Arise, said in a statement on … Continued