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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.

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

More than 100,000 children in Illinois were uninsured in 2018, according to a new report from the Georgetown University Center for Children and Family

Shriver Center advocates help block rule that targets low-income immigrants from taking effect

Legislation Will Expand Access to Care and Prevent Lapses in Coverage

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