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We all screen for healthy futures
A new law our child health advocacy team helped shape adds developmental and social and emotional screenings to child health examinations for all children in Illinois. As a result, families will…
Read MoreSocial Emotional Screening Bill Press Release
January 30, 2017 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contacts: Amy Zimmerman, 312-605-1963; Amanda Walsh, 312-605-1989 New law to help identify and address developmental and mental health challenges in children earlier Legislation Requires…
Read MoreNew Location Press Release
January 27, 2017 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contacts: Kevin Mork, 312-605-1976, kjmork@legalcouncil.org or Jill Wohl, 312-605-1980, jill@legalcouncil.org Legal Council Main Office Moving to Expanded Space in Chicago Loop New year, new…
Read MoreMoving 2017
Legal Council for Health Justice has moved its office as of Feb. 3, 2017. Please find us in our new home at: 17 N. State Street, Suite 900 Chicago, IL…
Read MoreThe changing healthcare landscape
Update on the Healthcare Landscape Under the New Administration Looking to hear more about how the Trump administration might affect healthcare and health insurance? Wondering how these issues will impact…
Read MoreHighlights from 2016
2016 resulted in a banner year in the (nearly) thirty-year history of the Council. A few highlights of our work made possible because of your support: A record number of…
Read MoreHam-B-I-N-G-O
Join our Board of Ambassadors on Sunday, February 19, at 8pm for HamBingo! HamBingo is a charity event held @ Hamburger Mary’s (5400 N. Clark Street in Chicago), with February…
Read MoreOn the first day of the new congress
On the first day of the new Congress, Republicans introduced a budget resolution making good on their threat to repeal the ACA with no plan for the millions of people who will lose their access to healthcare. Equally devastating, Republican leadership has proposed deep cuts to federal support for Medicaid via block grants or “per capita caps” which would shift billions in costs for health care to Illinois.
Read MoreMakes you want to scream
Republicans in Congress introduced a budget resolution that includes instructions to repeal major parts of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). This is the first step in the process to repeal and delay, taking health care coverage away from 30 million, and consumer protections from millions more. Here’s what you can do.
Read MoreTraining to Sustain
At Chicago Medical-Legal Partnership for Children (CMLPC) meetings, legal advocates ask questions about cases, share perspectives, and tell success stories. Last week, Sarah Hess, a staff attorney in the UIC Coordination of Healthcare for Complex Kids (CHECK) program, shared a particularly meaningful success.
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