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We are saddened by the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling to temporarily block the nationwide injunction halting the federal government’s public charge rule

The fact of the matter is - we don’t need a new experiment with Medicaid.

By expanding Medicaid coverage to 12 months postpartum, Illinois can make significant progress toward reducing maternal mortality and morbidity.

Affordable access to insulin is life-saving and sustaining for more than 1.1 million Illinoisans who live with diabetes.

Everyone should have equitable access to housing and opportunity.

The majority of minimum wage earners and tipped workers are adults providing for their families.

Although the ruling leaves the ACA in place for now, it threatens to undermine the ACA by stripping health coverage from millions of people.

Where the City of Chicago invests resources matters.