Your gift to Arise can make a huge impact in 2020!

We want to thank everyone who has helped us secure funding for a grant that will support our continued work on Medicaid expansion. Now, here is the challenge: We still need $22,000 by December 31 for two additional grants that require matching funds. Please consider a generous gift today.

One grant will engage directly impacted people in Medicaid reform. The other will promote higher participation in the 2020 Census.

You can help Arise secure funding that is critical to our mission of improving the lives of Alabamians living in poverty. Every donation until we reach our goal will be matched dollar-for-dollar.

Striking down the ACA would undermine health security for all Alabamians

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit struck down the Affordable Care Act’s individual mandate earlier this month. The court then returned the case to a district judge to consider whether other parts of the law can remain intact after the ruling.

“This appalling decision puts health coverage at risk for tens of millions of people. And it imperils important consumer protections for every single American," said Alabama Arise policy director Jim Carnes. "The ruling won’t affect the 2020 marketplace coverage that Alabamians have signed up for under the Affordable Care Act. But it poses a long-term threat to the health and well-being of our people and our communities."

Why Medicaid expansion is a must for prison reform in Alabama

It’s no secret that Alabama’s prisons are overcrowded, violent and inhumane. Any meaningful solution to this crisis must address two major challenges. First, it must alleviate the abysmal conditions inside Alabama’s prisons. Second, it must help people who are at risk of incarceration or re-incarceration become productive members of their communities.

Medicaid expansion would reduce recidivism and incarceration by allowing our state to strengthen investments in community mental health and substance use services. It’s yet another reason Alabama should take this essential step forward.