Register for Upcoming Webinars Service Providers Council of the AIDS Foundation of Chicago

Let's Crunch the Numbers: IDPH Budget Webinar
Monday, March 11 at 11 a.m.
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On Wednesday, March 6th Governor Pat Quinn proposed a $4.2 million, 14 percent cut to HIV funding.  Want to find out how the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) plans on implementing the funding cuts? Please join us for this informational and important webinar on the IDPH budget with Mildred Williamson, HIV/AIDS Section Chief, IDPH and Gary Robinson, Deputy Director, Office of Finance and Administration, IDPH.  AFC staff will give information on what you can do to fight the cuts.

Make the ACA Private Insurance Expansion Work for People with HIV
Thursday, March 14 at 2:30 p.m.
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This fall, people with HIV will be able to enroll in subsidized private insurance plans, called Qualified Health Plans (QHPs), through health insurance marketplaces (also called exchanges). 
On this webinar, we’ll help you understand some critical components of the marketplace to get you ready to enroll yourself or clients:  How will the tax subsidies work? How are the marketplaces structured, and who’s running them?  How do HIV programs like ADAP fit in? What policies can states implement to make the marketplaces work for people with HIV?

Our speakers include Amy Killelea of National Alliance of State and Territorial AIDS Directors (NASTAD), and Claire McAndrew of Families USA. Visit HIVHealthReform.org for more information.

Illinois Medicaid is Changing - What HIV Consumers, Case Managers & Providers Need to Know
Tuesday March 19 at 3 p.m.
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Friday March 29 at 11 a.m.
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Note: We will offer this webinar on TWO DATES - register for only one! Ann and John will provide the same content each time:

The Illinois Medicaid program is undergoing dramatic changes. Managed care is rolling out across the state. Reapplication procedures are changing. Clients won't get a new Medicaid card every month. There's a monthly limit on the number of prescriptions a patient can get. And then there's County Care and the Affordable Care Act.

Ann Fisher of AIDS Legal Council of Chicago and John Peller of AIDS Foundation of Chicago will help you understand all these changes.

For more information, contact John Peller via e-mail at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or 312-334-0921.

The AIDS Foundation of Chicago is grateful to Mayor Rahm Emanuel, whose recent budget proposal did not cut vital city funding for HIV prevention programs, services, and agencies, in spite of the bleak, slow-to-recover economy.

The AIDS Foundation of Chicago (AFC) recently received from the Chicago Department of Public Health (CDPH) a full list of how the city spends its HIV prevention dollars.

The document reveals that 88% of CDPH city HIV prevention funding goes directly to community-based organizations that provide direct HIV prevention services.  The remaining funds are used for HIV prevention supplies, including condoms, HIV test kits, and HIV education and awareness events.

Please click here for access to a listing of agencies funded to provide HIV prevention services through CDPH Corporate Grants (Lines 18 and 29).  Note that this document shows how CDPH spends city HIV prevention funding only, not federal or state funding.

Please click here for a list of HIV prevention funds recieved from all sources, including city, state, and federal from 2009-2011.