This state-specific page on Alabama provides new materials published by Families USA, key health contacts, state government links, news and views from the state, and other resources that might be helpful to Alabama advocates. Click on the links below to view the information you are interested in.
Key Health Contacts
Alabama Appleseed
P.O. Box 4864
Montgomery, AL 36103
Web site: http://www.alabamaappleseed.org/
Alabama Disabilities Action Coalition
206 13th Street S.
Birmingham, AL 35233-1317
E-mail: information@accessalabama.org
Web site: http://www.accessalabama.org/
The Alabama Disabilities Action Coalition is a non-partisan coalition promoting the rights of people with disabilities. ADAC is committed to building a strong, lasting organization essential to influencing policy and funding decisions that affect people with disabilities.
Alabama Primary Care Association
1345 Carmichael Way
Montgomery, AL 36106
Web site: http://www.alphca.com/
Arise Citizens' Policy Project
P. O. Box 1188
Montgomery AL, 36101
Web site: http://www.arisecitizens.org/
Voices for Alabama's Children
P.O. Box 4576
Montgomery, AL 36103
Phone: 334-213-2410
Fax: 334-213-2413
Toll Free: 800-444-5437
E-mail: vfac@alavoices.org
Web site: http://www.alavoices.org/
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State Government Links
State of Alabama Home Page
Alabama State Department of Insurance Web site
The Alabama Medicaid Web site provides descriptions of the state's Medicaid programs (including a beneficiary guide to Medicaid), eligibility guidelines, answers to FAQs, annual reports, and key contact information.
Visit the Medicaid page of the state's Web site for more information on Medicaid-related issues.
The Alabama Medicaid Agency can be reached at 1-800-362-1504 for general Medicaid information, including enrollment and current beneficiaries.
Alabama has created the ALL Kids program to provide health insurance to children who are uninsured. ALLKids also can be reached by phone at 1-888-373-KIDS (5437).
Alabama Department of Senior Services
The Alabama Department of Rehabilitation Services Web site describes the array of medical, educational, psychological, vocational, technological, and independent living services the state offers to children and adults with disabilities.
Alabama Department of Public Health Web site
The state legislature's Web site offers valuable information on pending and passed legislation, state representatives, and the legislative process.
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Other Resources
Guide to Finding Health Coverage: Alabama Millions of Americans have no health insurance, and finding health insurance can be difficult. If you are looking for coverage, this guide can help point the way. Whether you have recently lost your job, are an early retiree, or have a serious medical condition, this guide includes numerous resources that may help you find the coverage you need. (Updated 2009) [Families USA]
The Uninsured: A Closer Look–Alabamians without Health Insurance examines how many state residents were uninsured during 2007-2008. The report also takes a closer look at the number of uninsured, who they are, and how long they were uninsured. It mirrors the data in our national report, Americans at Risk: One in Three Uninsured. (April 2009) [Families USA]
Premiums versus Paychecks: A Growing Burden for Alabama's Workers. The impact of changes in employer-based health insurance premiums and earnings in Alabama. (October 2008) [Families USA]
Dying for Coverage in Alabama For the more than 47 million Americans who are uninsured, lack of health insurance can have dire consequences: medical debt, missed care, and even premature death. This first-ever state-specific report examines the number of deaths due to lack of health insurance. (April 2008) [Families USA]
SCHIP Reauthorization: What's at Stake for Alabama? New state-specific reports show how much money Alabama could gain from SCHIP Reauthorization and what that money would mean to the state's economy. (May 2007) [Families USA]
When an Apple A Day Isn't Enough: Students in Alabama Speak Out about Health Care contains the winning essays from the "When an Apple a Day Isn't Enough" national essay contest as well as basic information about why health insurance matters for children. [Campaign for Children's Health Care]
Guide to Finding Health Insurance Coverage: Millions of Americans have no health insurance, and finding health insurance can be difficult. If you are looking for coverage, this guide can help point the way. Whether you have recently lost your job, are an early retiree, or have a serious medical condition, this guide includes numerous resources that may help you find the coverage you need. (Updated March 2007) [Families USA]
No Shelter from the Storm: Alabama's Uninsured Children. This fact sheet takes a closer look at uninsured children in Alabama—who they are and what kinds of services they miss out on as a result of being uninsured. Written by Families USA for the Campaign for Children's Health Care. (September 2006) [Families USA]
NACHRI, in collaboration with the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), has released 2005 updates of their state-specific Medicaid fact sheets. These fact sheets detail the importance of the Medicaid program to the health care of children in every state, as well as the critical role children's hospitals and pediatricians play in serving all children. Click here for a map that will take you to information specific to your state. (July 2005) [National Association of Children's Hospitals and Related Institutions (NACHRI)]
Paying a Premium: The Added Cost of Care for the Uninsured in Alabama: A fact sheet with state-level data showing the dollar impact on private health insurance premiums of care provided to the uninsured. (June 2005) [Families USA]
Medicaid Cuts Are Bad Medicine: This fact sheet describes how Medicaid helps your state's economy, supports the state's health care infrastructure, provides essential health care to the most vulnerable residents, and reduces the number of uninsured. (January 2005) [Families USA]
The Uninsured: A Closer Look: A fact sheet with state-level data from One in Three: Non-Elderly Americans without Health Insurance, 2002-2003. (June 2004) [Families USA]
Good Medicine for State Economies, 2004 Update: Medicaid provides essential health care services for an estimated 51 million people of all ages and economic classes. Medicaid also plays a unique role in stimulating state economies. This report provides national and state-level data on the effects of Medicaid spending on state business activity, employment, and employee earnings. These updated numbers can be used to predict the economic impact of potential state Medicaid spending increases or cuts in fiscal year 2005.| Medicaid Calculator with updated figures (May 2004) [Families USA]
Who's Uninsured in Alabama and Why? is a four-page fact sheet providing information on the uninsured population in the state -- their numbers and characteristics and some of the reasons they are uninsured. (November 2003) [Families USA]
Families USA has prepared state fact sheets that spell out the different amounts of help the House and Senate Medicare prescription drug bills would provide to low-income beneficiaries. Click here for this state's fact sheet. (July 2003) [Families USA]
Children's Eligibility for Medicaid and SCHIP: A View from 2000 presents estimates of Medicaid and SCHIP eligibility for children up to age 17 using the eligibility rules in place as of July 2000. The results are based on data from the 1999 National Survey of America's Families. The Survey found that eligibility varied tremendously across states, and the brief includes state-specific data for 13 states: AL, CA, CO, FL, MA, MI, MN, MS, NJ, NY, TX, WA, WI. (March 2002) [The Urban Institute]
Recent Changes in Health Policy for Low-Income People in Alabama Through interviews with state officials, consumers, and health care providers, as well as reviews of health care publications and Web sites, this report describes how Alabama finances health care, specifically with regards to Medicaid and the State Children's Health Insurance Program. (March 2002) [The Urban Institute]
Health Care Access for Uninsured Adults: A Strong Safety Net Is Not the Same as Insurance examines the extent to which differences in the safety-net environment account for differences in access to and use of health care by the uninsured. The brief draws on representative samples of the population from 13 states (AL, CA, CO, FL, MA, MI, MN, MS, NJ, NY, TX, WA, WI) and focuses on low-income adults and on residents of metropolitan areas. (January 2002) [The Urban Institute]
State Profiles of Health Insurance, Access, and Use is based on the 1999 National Survey of America's Families and provides basic state- and national-level data in easy-to-use tables. These tables break down the type of health insurance people have according to age, income, sex, race/ethnicity, family structure, family work status, firm size, and country of origin. Separate profiles for each of the 13 states studied (AL, CA, CO, FL, MA, MI, MN, MS, NJ, NY, TX, WA, and WI) also include characteristics of the uninsured, as well as a description of Medicaid and SCHIP enrollees. (January 2002) [The Urban Institute]
Assessing The New Federalism State Reports: Alabama is one of 13 states discussed in this report, which tracks the delivery of health and social services to low-income residents following changes in welfare law. [The Urban Institute]
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