The AIDS Foundation of Chicago (AFC) recently made the difficult decision to oppose legislation that creates a state-federal partnership for operating Illinois’ health insurance marketplace. We base this decision on the poor consumer protections in the bill.
House Bill 3227 ( Senate Amendment 2 ) is backed by our partners, including Campaign for Better Health Care (CBHC), and is...
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ACLU-IL , AFC , and Planned Parenthood Support Landmark Measure
Media contact for ACLU-IL: Edwin Yohnka (312-201-9740, ext. 305 / [email protected])
Media contact for AFC: Ramon Gardenhire (301-379-3024 / [email protected])
Media contact for Planned Parenthood: Lara Philipps (312-592-6820 / [email protected])
The Illinois House of...
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A bill for comprehensive sexual health education in Illinois (HB 2675) moved out of House Human Services committee on March 13 by a vote of 9-6 and awaits a full House vote.
The AIDS Foundation of Chicago (AFC) is part of a statewide partnership that has been advocating heavily for this legislation for four years.
“We’ve lobbied on it, engaged lawmakers, written...
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The AIDS Foundation of Chicago (AFC) submitted on March 27, 2013 comments to the Illinois Department of Insurance (DOI) on the standards insurance plans must meet to be included on the Illinois Health Insurance Marketplace.
The marketplace (also known as the exchange) will be an interactive website that will allow individuals and small businesses to purchase more affordable private health...
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Leaders from Illinois Department of Public Health on March 11, 2013 provided an update on proposed FY 14 state funding for IDPH and the funding outlook for HIV programs.
Overall, the news was mixed. While state general revenue funding for HIV programs has declined significantly over the past three years, IDPH has obtained new sources of state funding, such as the Quality of Life Lottery...
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Passage of HB 61 will encourage HIV testing among teens at risk of HIV
ALCC media contact: Ricardo Cifuentes 312 427 8990
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AFC media contact: Ramon Gardenhire, 301-379-3024
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The effort to repeal...
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State Must Reinvest Savings in HIV Prevention & Services to Link HIV-Positive People to Medical Care
SPRINGFIELD -- Illinois Governor Pat Quinn released a proposed $35.6 billion state budget on March 6 that would reduce state HIV/AIDS funding by $4.27 million, or 16 percent.
“Thanks to President Obama, many people with HIV will gain new health insurance coverage...
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State Must Reinvest Savings in HIV Prevention & Services to Link HIV-Positive People to Medical Care
SPRINGFIELD -- Illinois Governor Pat Quinn released a proposed $35.6 billion state budget on March 6 that would reduce state HIV/AIDS funding by $4.27 million, or 16 percent.
“Thanks to President Obama, many people with HIV will gain new health insurance coverage...
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This week, an Illinois legislative body advanced a major piece of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) when the House Human Services Appropriation Committee passed HB 6253, Medicaid Financing for the Uninsured .
Last year, the Supreme Court ruled that the federal government couldn’t force states to cover low-income uninsured people through Medicaid. We knew we’d have to take...
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HB 6253 is a new Medicaid opportunity for Illinois that would allow 342,000 low-income adults in Illinois to be newly eligible for Medicaid in 2014.
Check our the '2013 Illinois Medicaid Toolkit'
Thousands of those newly eligible Illinoisans will be people living with HIV/AIDS. New Medicaid will make it much easier for people with HIV to get the medical care they need, stay...
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