Our mission to remove barriers to healthcare access and well-being continues

2019 brings help at home services to Medicare – it may be the catalyst for bigger changes in healthcare delivery and effectiveness. conta.cc/2FDYu3d

Medicare pays for most of seniors’ medical care but does not cover supportive in-home services. We cover more in our monthly newsletter. conta.cc/2FDYu3d

2019 brings us Public Act 100-1118, the Short Term Limited Duration Health Insurance Coverage Act. This was a hard-won victory, so read more about it in our newsletter. conta.cc/2EBaH7Y

CMS has released its first evaluation report on Illinois’ Medicare-Medicaid Alignment Initiative. Read more in our most recent newsletter. conta.cc/2EBaH7Y

Roll-out of Illinois’ integrated health homes has been delayed. Read more about it in our IHM newsletter. conta.cc/2EBaH7Y

Is a public option a good idea for Illinois? We think so! conta.cc/2EBaH7Y

A public health insurance option for Illinois could be done a couple of different ways. conta.cc/2EBaH7Y

Illinois has the tools in place to move forward with a "Medicaid buy-in" - will we do it? conta.cc/2EBaH7Y

Because Medicaid is a state program & has more-comprehensive coverage than Medicare, a "buy-in" may work better than "Medicare for all". conta.cc/2EBaH7Y

"llinoisCares" would let residents buy insurance from the state, rather than a commercial plan. conta.cc/2EBaH7Y

.@JBPritzker's platform included "IllinoisCares," a public health insurance option for all Illinois residents. conta.cc/2EBaH7Y

Did you see our December newsletter? We talk about whether 2019 will bring Medicaid buy-in to Illinois. conta.cc/2EBaH7Y

Call your current IL state senator & state rep, of whatever political stripe and whatever status – reelected, defeated, retiring – we need them all! conta.cc/2DDGZQ5

The IL veto session is today, tomorrow and November and 27-29. Here’s what we need to get done... conta.cc/2DDGZQ5

Our November newsletter is out! Help safeguard Illinois residents from the Trump Administration’s short-term health plans, essentially a form of junk insurance. conta.cc/2DDGZQ5

Recently signed into law: a bill giving Medicaid managed care patients the right to dis-enroll if their primary care provider leaves the plan. Read more about it in our IHM newsletter. conta.cc/2oHBvun

House Deputy Majority Leader @StateRepLouLang (D-16) of Skokie was the chief sponsor of SB 1707, Illinois' new mental health parity law. conta.cc/2oHBvun

SB 1707, a bipartisan mental health parity bill, was enacted as part of an Illinois GOP response to the opioid crisis. conta.cc/2oHBvun

Our September newsletter is out! Illinois has a strong new mental health parity law. conta.cc/2oHBvun