By: Omar Martínez González, Sr. Manager of Policy & Advocacy, AIDS Foundation Chicago
CHICAGO, IL – On Thursday, March 30, 2023, U.S. District Judge Reed O’Connor of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas issued final judgement on the Braidwood v. Becerra lawsuit, striking down a key provision of the Affordable Care Act...
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Speaking before a joint session of the Illinois General Assembly for the first time since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, Governor JB Pritzker delivered his annual State of the State and Budget address on February 15, 2023. With an outlook for “better outcomes and better futures for Illinoisans,” Governor Pritzker outlined his $49.6 billion Fiscal Year 2024 (FY24) budget that...
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By Alaina Kennedy
The AIDS Foundation of Chicago (AFC) and Pride Action Tank (PAT) strongly condemns the announcement by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) the creation of the Conscience and Religious Freedom Division (CRFD) in the HHS Office for Civil Rights (OCR). The Trump administration and HHS announced the CRFD will be tasked with “restoring...
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By Alaina Kennedy
The Trump Administration issued a detailed budget proposal for 2018 and the next decade. This budget does not contain any binding language but does lay out the president’s priorities for federal programs. It is regarded as a powerful directive from the executive branch to Congress regarding national policy and priorities, but the “power of the purse”...
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By Alaina Kennedy
The open enrollment period starts today, Nov. 1, 2017 and ends on Friday, Dec. 15, 2017. The health insurance marketplace is stable despite repeal efforts dominating the news and claims made by Donald Trump.
What you need to know to get enrolled in 2018:
The 2018 open enrollment period starts today, Nov. 1, 2017 and ends on Friday, Dec. 15,...
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By Alaina Kennedy
With Congress giving up on repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act (ACA), for now, the Trump administration stepped in and created backdoor attempts to sabotage the ACA and destabilize the insurance market for people who buy their policies on their own rather than through their employers.
The Trump administration took two actions last week:
Executive...
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