Alabama Medicaid Stories

Jesse is a father, a husband of 20 years, and a U.S. Army veteran who served in Iraq under the 214th Fires Brigade. Jesse is also an advocate for closing the coverage gap because he believes that it is time for Alabama to take a step forward and make health care available to everyone who calls Alabama home. He is proof that closing the coverage gap will positively impact the health and vitality of Alabama!

Rev. Manuel B. Williams, C.R., CFRE, M.Div., Th.M., has served as Director of Resurrection Catholic Missions of the South, Inc. and Pastor of Resurrection Catholic Church in Montgomery, Alabama since July of 1990. 

Fisher Humphreys served as Interim Preacher at Auburn First Baptist in 2012-2013. He is Professor of Divinity, Emeritus, at Samford University. In retirement he serves as Residential Scholar at St. Mary’s-on- the-Highlands Episcopal Church in Birmingham and as chairman of the board of Christian Ethics Today.

Rev. Carolyn Foster of St. Mark’s Episcopal Church in Birmingham, Greater Birmingham Ministries, and the Alabama chapter of the Poor People’s Campaign. She is a Member of the Board of Directors for Alabama Arise, the state’s lead organization for the Medicaid expansion coalition). Reverend Foster is a passionate advocate for Medicaid expansion. 

Too many Alabamians go without healthcare as families struggle to afford medical bills while the cost of food and housing rise. This short documentary explores how Medicaid would be a lifeline for residents caught in the health coverage gap from a faith perspective and how Alabama Policymakers can change that.

In Alabama there has been a stark racial and geographic divide in who is suffering from COVID-19, in part because of long-standing barriers to health insurance coverage. Watch this short film to hear from community leaders and health care providers in the Black Belt of Alabama as well as other rural parts of the state about these disparities and the importance of improving access to health care. Then check out the full mini-documentary On the Edge: Health Care in Alabama.

David Silverstein, President of The Five Stone Group explores the crucial need for Medicaid Expansion in the state of Alabama to help the thousands of Alabamians that do not have health care coverage obtain vital services.

Adrea is a mother, a small business owner and a full-time student. She doesn’t have access to health insurance and she worries about what an illness or injury could mean for her and her family.

Santana works full time but makes too much money for Medicaid and not enough to afford private insurance, which leaves her without access to health care coverage. She worries what would happen if her type II diabetes got out of control.