Posts by Emily Decker
Welcoming Our New Executive Director, Julie Justicz
Legal Council for Health Justice is thrilled to welcome our new Executive Director, Julie Justicz, to our team. With extensive experience in disability law and non-profit consulting, Julie brings a…
Read MoreLegal Council Voices Support for Proposed Section 1115 Demonstration
Illinois faces a critical dearth of behavioral and mental health services and supports available to Medicaid beneficiaries. Individuals facing homelessness disproportionately bear the burden of these deficits. According to a…
Read MoreTrump-Era Public Charge Lawsuit Comes to a Close: Supreme Court Shuts Down Attempt to Revive Cruel Public Charge Rule But the Legal Fight Continues
This announcement was released on January 09, 2023, through the Shriver Center on Poverty Law, which co-counseled the litigation against the 2019 public charge rule in the Northern District of…
Read MoreAdvocates Push to End Prior Authorization Requirement for Hepatitis C Cures
On Thursday, in coalition with over 100 healthcare providers and organizations, Legal Council for Health Justice urged the Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services to end its use of…
Read MoreStaff Spotlight: Milo Vieland
Staff Spotlight is a blog series featuring a member of Legal Council’s expert and ever-growing team. Today’s Spotlight features Milo Vieland, Staff Attorney & Equal Justice Works (EJW) Fellow sponsored…
Read MoreLegal Council for Health Justice Seeks Summer 2023 Law Student Interns
Legal Council for Health Justice seeks 1L and 2L law student interns to join us this summer (2023). Students are expected to work full-time for 8 to 10 weeks. We…
Read MoreSTATEMENT: Illinois Advocates Commend the Release of a Final Public Charge Rule
This announcement was released through the Protect Immigrant Families – Illinois (PIF-IL) coalition, of which Legal Council for Health Justice is a member. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CHICAGO — The Protecting…
Read MoreUPDATE: Illinois Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Protecting SNAP Recipient & Places the Burden of Proof on IDHS
January 20, 2023 UPDATE: The Illinois Supreme Court has decided today in favor of the Appellee, in CHAUDHARY v. DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES. Within this opinion, the Court ruled that the…
Read MoreHow Illinois Families Can Get Additional Food Assistance
Illinois households with children who receive free or reduced-price school meals may be eligible to receive additional food assistance through P-EBT.
Read MoreLetter to IL Senators: Protect Immigrant Families During COVID-19
Legal Council pens a letter to Senators Durbin and Duckworth requesting to rescind the Public Charge rule, and to include protections and access to support for immigrants in future federal legislation.
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