Policy Priorities
Advocacy Resources
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How to File a Witness Slip | March 20, 2023
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Policy Statement: Racism is a Public Health Crisis | Issued February 7, 2023
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Priority Population: Black Cisgender Women | February 7, 2023
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Priority Population: Black Gay, Men Who Have Sex With Men (MSM), Same Gender Loving (SGL) and Bisexual Men | February 7, 2023
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Priority Population: Latin/o/e/x Gay, Men Who Have Sex With Men (MSM), Same Gender Loving (SGL) and Bisexual Men | February 7, 2023
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Priority Population: Transgender Women of Color | February 7, 2023
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COVID-19 Emergency Housing Act Factsheet | March 19, 2021
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HB2877 SB177 Prior Authorization Factsheet | March 19, 2021
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Out of Pocket HB1745 SB275 Factsheet | March 19, 2021
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SB655 HIV Decriminilization IL Factsheet | March 19, 2021
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2021 State Legislative Agenda Full | March 2, 2021
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2021 State Legislative Agenda Overview | March 2, 2021
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Agenda Legislativa del Estado de Illinois para 2021 Resumen
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Summary of HB 3653: The SAFE-T (Safety, Accountability, Fairness, and Equity- Today) Act | Feb. 23, 2021
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Myths and facts about HB 3653: The SAFE-T (Safety, Accountability, Fairness, and Equity- Today) Act | Feb. 23, 2021
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What is the Illinois Alliance for Sound AIDS Policy (IL ASAP) | January 19, 2021
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AFC State Legislative & Administrative Policy Priorities Highlights, 2016-2020 | August 27, 2020
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AFC 2021 Policy Priorities Development Stakeholder Listening Session Presentation | August 27, 2020
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AFC 2021 Policy Priorities Development Stakeholder Listening Session Recording | August 27. 2020
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Webinar: AFC End of 2020 Legislative Session Wrap Up | July 1, 2020
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Letter Opposing Proposed Cook County Resolution 20-2378 to Share Addresses for Emergencies with First Responders | May 20, 2020
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AFC Comments: HIV Quality Measures Data Sharing – IDPH Proposed Rule | May 12, 2020
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FY21 State Budget Statement | March 26, 2020
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2020 Illinois State Legislative Priorities Fact Sheet | March 26, 2020
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Fact Sheet: Prescription Drug Affordability Board (PDAB) Bill HB 3493 | March 3, 2020
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Fact Sheet: Healthy Youth Act HB 5012 | February 19, 2020
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Fact Sheet: Healthy Youth Act SB 3788 | February 19, 2020
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January 2020 MMCO Formulary Analysis | January 29, 2020
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2019 MCO Preferred Drug List Plan Assessment (July release) | July 18, 2019
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Public Comment on Proposed Regulations Addressing Illinois Medicaid Coverage for Surgical Treatment of Gender Dysphoria | June 25, 2019
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Letter to Governor Pritzker: Proposed Regulations Addressing Illinois Medicaid Coverage for Surgical Treatment of Gender Dysphoria | June 25, 2019
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Fact sheet: HB 2665 calls for more preventative options for young people | March 26, 2019
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Fact sheet: HB 2259 seeks transparency in the decision-making process of the Medicaid Drugs and Therapeutics (D&T) Board | March 26, 2019
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Fact sheet: SB 2021 helps Illinoisans access and stay covered by Medicaid | March 26, 2019
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Fact sheet: Accelerating HIV improvements in prevention & care - Fiscal Year 2020 | March 26, 2019
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2019 MCO Preferred Drug List Plan Assessment | March 8, 2019
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Testimony Before the Joint Hearing of the House Committees on Insurance and Prescription Drug Affordability & Access | March 1, 2019
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HB 815 Support Written Testimony | February 26, 2019
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Letter to Illinois health insurers calling for swift DAA coverage | December 13, 2018
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2018 MCO Preferred Drug List Plan Assessment | October 1, 2018
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Letter to IL D&T Committee urging inclusion of Biktarvy in Preferred Drug List | July 19, 2018
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2018 Illinois Medicaid Coverage of HIV and Hepatitis C Medications | May 10, 2018
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Fact sheet: HB 4096 seeks to prevent rationing of healthcare by the State as it seeks to establish a Medicaid single drug formulary | Oct. 11, 2017
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Letter to Aetna Better Health on discriminatory prior authorization policy | Jan. 18, 2017
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Coalition letter urging Gov. Rauner to protect ACA & Mediciad | Dec. 15, 2016
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Letter to IL DOI Director Dowling urging them to protect the ACA | Dec. 14, 2016
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Letter to IL HFS urging the removal of HCV medication restrictions | Dec. 8, 2016
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2017 Illinois Marketplace plan assessment | Dec. 8, 2016
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The Affordable Care Act Keeps Illinois Healthy talking points | Dec. 7, 2016
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2017 Illinois Marketplace PrEP plan assessment | Nov. 22, 2016
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AFC's comment on Illinois proposed 1115 Medicaid Waiver | Sept. 28, 2016
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Office for Civil Rights complaint over Humana's discriminatory insurance plans in Illinois | Sept. 6, 2016
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Comments on the 2017 proposed Illinois Individual Marketplace ACA-Compliant rates | Aug. 18. 2016
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AFC and Chicago-area clinicians letter to Medicaid urging unrestricted access to HIV medications | May 31, 2016
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2016 Illinois Marketplace plan assessment | Jan 12, 2016
Phone2Action Advocate Storytelling Media Release
Co-Creating Futures: A BIPOC LGBTQ+ Policy & Practices Summit Media Release
2021 GTZ-IL Impact Report
National
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AIDS Foundation Chicago Comments re TennCare III Project | October 6, 2022
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HHCAWG | October 5, 2022
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Federal Evidence Agenda on LGBTQI+ Equity RFI | October 3, 2022
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Cicilline Pocan Maloney Monkeypox Funding Letter to HHS and CDC | August 23, 2022
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Letter in support of Real Education and Access for Healthy Youth Act (REAHYA) | May 24, 2021
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Federal Policy Updates: The Debrief | March 17, 2021
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AFC States Support for Equality Act | March 17, 2021
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Policy & Advocacy Fireside Chat: What's at Stake This Election | Oct. 19. 2020
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HUD Transphobic Proposed Rule on Shelters - BSA AFC CCH Comment | Sept. 29, 2020
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Comment on interim final rule, “Visas: Ineligibility Based on Public Charge Grounds” | Nov. 12, 2019
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AFC comments about Fair Housing Act's Disparate Impact Standard | Oct. 18, 2019
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AFC declaration in support of Cook County/ICIRR lawsuit against public charge rule | Sept. 26, 2019
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HHCAWG Comments: Section 1557 Proposed Rule | August 13, 2019
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AFC comments: Response to Proposed Rulemaking: Verification of Eligible Status | July 7, 2019
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Comments on Department of Housing and Urban Development's Mixed Status Housing Proposed Rule | July 7, 2019
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HHCAWG comments: Proposed Rule Modernizing Part D and Medicare Advantage | Jan. 17, 2019
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Protecting HIV Medication Treatment and Access in the Medicare Part D Program | November 8, 2018
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FY2019 Community Requests for Domestic HIV/AIDS and Related Programs | March 13, 2018
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Letter to the Illinois Department of Insurance on enforcing non-discriminatory practices in Marketplace plan design | Oct. 6, 2017
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Letter from IL health departments on AHCA to U.S. senators Durbin and Duckworth
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The American Health Care Act (AHCA) Will devastate health care for people with HIV in Illinois | May 11, 2017
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HHCAWG comments: American Health Care Act will harm people living with HIV | March 21, 2017
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AFC: American Health Care Act (ACA repeal bill) Factsheet | March 15, 2017
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AFC comments: Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; Market Stabilization | March 15, 2017
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Congressional district HIV factsheets | March 13, 2017
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FAPP comments: Transition Plan for the Trump Administration to End the HIV Epidemic
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Open Letter to Manufacturers of HIV and Hepatitis Medications Opposing 2017 Price Increases | Nov. 29, 2016
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Comments on “Illinois’s Behavioral Health Transformation” 1115 Demonstration Waiver | Nov. 22, 2016
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AFC Position Statement on Gun and Community Violence | Oct. 24, 2016
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AFC statment on the Pulse Nightclub shooting | June 16, 2016
Issue Briefs
News/media
Addressing the Roe v. Wade Supreme Court Decision Leak by Omar Martínez González | May 3, 2022
AFC Public Comment for ISBE on Implementation of Keeping Youth Safe and Healthy Act by Nadeen Israel | April 25, 2022
IL General Assembly Leads Efforts to End the HIV Epidemic by Passing Landmark Legislation and $10 Million HIV Funding Increase by Timothy S. Jackson | April 11, 2022
Getting To Zero Omnibus Bill included in the Illinois State Budget in historic investments with a vote of 72-42 by Indigo Quashie | April 9, 2022
Legislation expanding Medicaid coverage regardless of immigration status passes with a vote of 71-42 by Indigo Quashie | April 9, 2022
Legislation to Increase Critical Access to HIV Prevention Medications Passes with a House Vote of 72-30 by Indigo Quashie | April 8, 2022
Legislation supporting LGBTQ+ Older Adults passes the Illinois House with a vote of 71-32 by Indigo Quashie | March 31, 2022
Legislation that increases access to preventative HIV medications passes 14-2 out of Senate Executive Committee by Indigo Quashie | March 24, 2022
2022 Illinois’ HIV Advocacy Day motivates advocates to make 645 connections with their elected officials by Indigo Quashie | March 18, 2022
Legislation to increase access to PrEP & PEP moves through the House with a vote of 71-24 by Indigo Quashie | March 7, 2022
Legislation disrupting disparities for LGBTQ+ older adults passes the Senate 37-09 by Indigo Quashie | March 4, 2022
Legislation Introduced to Increase Critical Access to HIV Prevention Medications by Meg McElroy | February 16, 2022
Her win, Illinois’ loss: HIV advocates meet with Hillary Clinton by Ramon Gardenhire | May 19, 2016
Fighting for Black liberation in Chicago by Maxx Boykin | December 22, 2016
