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Cover Alabama Coalition

WEBThe Cover Alabama Coalition is a nonpartisan alliance of over 120 community partners, consumer groups, businesses, health care providers and faith groups advocating for the …

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About Us — Cover Alabama Coalition

WEBwho we are. The Cover Alabama Coalition is a nonpartisan alliance of over 120 community partners, consumer groups, businesses, health care providers and faith groups …

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Medicaid expansion: Alabama’s path to long-term health and …

WEBMedicaid expansion would ensure health coverage for those who work low-wage jobs and can’t afford other forms of health insurance. It also would benefit workers …

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New report: Medicaid expansion would improve maternal health …

WEBNearly 1 in 6 Alabama women aged 18-44 lack health coverage, face other barriers to health care. Medicaid expansion would improve women’s health and expand …

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Browse Resources — Cover Alabama Coalition

WEBThese resources have been developed and compiled to support statewide efforts to expand Medicaid in Alabama. This page will be regularly updated with more information and …

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Veterans Health — Cover Alabama Coalition

WEBThe letter – signed by more than 150 Alabama veterans from multiple services – asks for support for Alabama’s veteran community, many of whom lack consistent, quality and …

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Op-Ed: It’s time to the close the health care coverage gap—our

WEBThe health and well-being of our communities depend on it. Let’s not delay any longer; let’s close the coverage gap and build a healthier, more prosperous …

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Report: Medicaid Expansion Would Create 28,500 New Jobs in …

WEB“The fastest way to create jobs in our health care sector is to expand Medicaid. With the stroke of a pen, Governor Ivey could provide a pathway to health …

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New study shows medical debt cut nearly in half in states that …

WEBAccording to the report, “the mean medical debt decreased by 44% between 2013 and 2020 in states that immediately expanded Medicaid,” improving their …

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New data: Lack of health insurance heightened COVID-19’s impact …

WEBUpdated April 29, 2021 MONTGOMERY, Ala. – Lack of health insurance coverage was a key factor in the spread and toll of COVID-19 in Alabama, according to a Families USA …

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Medicaid coverage was a vital lifeline for Saraland resident Jolene

WEBAfter the COVID-19 public health emergency ended in 2023, Jolene found out her health coverage was about to end. Like thousands of other Alabamians, she was rolled off …

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Medicaid expansion a proven solution to help Alabamians join, …

WEBClosing Alabama’s coverage gap would build a healthier, more productive workforce. Medicaid expansion is a proven solution to help people join and stay in the …

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Partner Release: Medicaid expansion would improve life for all

WEBMedicaid is a health care lifeline for one in four Alabamians and an economic engine for the entire state. Medicaid Matters explains the Medicaid coverage …

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See the Gap: ‘Medicaid expansion would end up creating more …

WEBThe benefits for the local economy wouldn’t end there. Jefferson County could realize upwards of $298.6 million in additional economic impact in year one as a …

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Patient advocacy groups call on governor to close the coverage …

WEBWe have seen rural hospitals close, leaving people vulnerable to more health challenges in those areas. The resistance to closing the coverage gap in …

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Sign on Letters — Cover Alabama Coalition

WEBALABAMA MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS CALL ON GOVERNOR KAY IVEY TO EXPAND MEDICAID. On April 7th 2021, More than 300 Alabama medical professionals released …

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Statewide Data — Cover Alabama Coalition

WEBExpanding Medicaid coverage in Alabama could save the state almost $400 million per year over the next six years – more than enough to cover the cost of expansion – and have …

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Partner Op-Ed: Medicaid expansion would fix the hole in the roof …

WEBThe health and economic consequences of COVID-19 – in the short, medium and long terms – will be costly to our state and our communities no matter what. …

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Op-ed: Alabama moms and babies are dying. It doesn’t have to be …

WEBAlabama women have uninsured rates higher than the national average, with one in six women of reproductive age (18-44) lacking health insurance. Without …

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‘It’s time for someone to stick up for us’: Walker County's need for

WEBOverprescribing, lack of health care access and extreme poverty seemed to form a cursed trifecta leaving residents of the rural county to rebuild and recover. Outside the …

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Kenneth — Cover Alabama Coalition

WEBLike thousands of his fellow Alabamians, Birmingham native Kenneth Tyrone King works without health insurance, doing his best to keep chronic health problems under control. …

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