Alabama Arise

Health

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.

July 5, 2021

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.

April 30, 2021

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.

April 8, 2021

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.

March 11, 2021

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.

February 23, 2021

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.

January 25, 2021

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.

January 9, 2021

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.

November 12, 2020

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

September 11, 2020

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

August 11, 2020