On June 16, 2011, AIDS Foundation of Chicago (AFC) hosted a webinar detailing the impact that the state budget will have on HIV/AIDS funding and highlighting bills that AFC either spearheaded or collaborated on during the 2011 Illinois General Assembly spring session. The webinar was presented by John Peller and Ramon Gardenhire of the AFC Policy Department and provides a comprehensive analysis...
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AFC on June 13, 2011 sent a letter to Illinois Governor Pat Quinn with recommendations on how to implement the state FY 2012 budget, which begins July 1. The recommendations include implementing a Medicaid expansion for people with HIV and leveraging the National HIV/AIDS Strategy, and touch on issues related to expanding accountability and transparency for state-funded HIV programs....
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Updated Dec. 19, 2019: While internal condoms continue to be available by prescription only, the FDA in 2018 made some changes to how this HIV prevention tool is classified. Read more here .
Updated April 12, 2018: Veru Inc. has purchased the Female Health Company, which manufactures the FC2 Female Condom, the only internal condom available for sale and use in the U.S. Veru has changed...
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The AIDS Foundation of Chicago (AFC) spearheaded or collaborated on the following bills during the 2011 Illinois General Assembly spring session that will impact the lives of people living with or at risk of HIV/AIDS. The bills are described below.
HB 3027 Comprehensive Sex Education
(D-Chicago) & Rep. Camille Lilly (D-Chicago)
AFC and...
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The ended its spring session on May 31, 2011 by approving a state budget that cuts HIV program spending by $1.5 million, or just under 5%. This funding cut, while lower than initially proposed by Governor Pat Quinn , creates significant uncertainty for people living with or at risk of HIV/AIDS.
“We are grateful that the General Assembly restored $2 million in HIV funding,”...
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Great news! The Illinois House on Tuesday, May 10, 2011 released a proposed public health budget for next fiscal year that would restore $2 million in HIV funding. This higher amount would reduce funding cuts to cost-effective HIV prevention, care and housing programs.
We couldn’t have done it without your advocacy—and the leadership of State Rep. Sara Feigenholtz...
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AFC Urges to Reverse Funding Cut, Identify Revenue
The Illinois Senate on May 3, 2011 released nearly two dozen bills that could make up next year’s state budget. The proposed (IDPH) budget would reduce state funding for HIV programs by 11% or $3.5 million. This funding cut was included in Governor Pat Quinn’s introduced state budget in February. ...
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Improve HIV/AIDS Outcomes in the FY 12 State Budget:
Tie Budgeting for Outcomesto the National HIV/AIDS Strategy,
Overhaul Grantmaking, and Sustain Public Health Programs for Former Inmates with HIV
Testimony presented by John Peller, Director of Government Relations, AIDS Foundation of Chicago
Before the Illinois House Human Services Appropriations Committee,...
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On March 15 in Springfield, Senate Bill 1619, the Illinois Personal Responsibility Education Program (PREP) Act , passed out of the Senate Public Health committee. This is a great first step towards comprehensivein Illinois schools. SB 1619 is moving to the full Senate; we need your help to make it a reality for Illinois youth.
Take action now and send your state senator a letter urging...
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Facing a grim fiscal environment despite the recent state tax increase, Illinois Governor Pat Quinn proposed February 16, 2011 a $26.9 billion state general fund budget for Fiscal Year 2012 that cuts state HIV programs by 11%.
The Governor’s proposal consolidates four separate Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) HIV funding accounts into one, and cuts overall state funding by...
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