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Legal Council for Health Justice Seeks Summer 2023 Law Student Interns

October 28, 2022

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…

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STATEMENT: Illinois Advocates Commend the Release of a Final Public Charge Rule

September 9, 2022

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…

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UPDATE: Illinois Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Protecting SNAP Recipient & Places the Burden of Proof on IDHS

June 30, 2022

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…

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New Working Group Collects SSA Experience from Illinoisans as Field Offices Reopen

May 4, 2022

Legal Council has convened a working group of Social Security advocates across the state to engage with the Social Security Administration (SSA) about improvements to its services. Our first task…

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Policy Update: Bill Making Medicaid More Equitable Goes to Governor’s Desk

April 13, 2022

As the Illinois legislative session comes to an end, Legal Council is taking a moment to reflect on and celebrate achievements made toward health equity through legislation. We worked persistently…

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Together, We Can Address Inequities in Medicaid Estate Recovery

February 22, 2022

Solving our society’s challenges requires us to think creatively about what resources and options we have available to us. Medicaid estate recovery is currently required by federal law. We know…

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Public Health Emergency 101

February 9, 2022

This article was originally published on MLP Illinois’ website. For more information and resources on Medical-Legal Partnerships across the state, visit MLP Illinois’ website here. This article was authored by…

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Facing Toxic Stress in Childhood: Behavioral Health Blog Series

September 20, 2021

Learn how Illinois’ lack of accessible mental and behavioral health care impacts children.

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The Cycle of Health and Trauma: Behavioral Health Blog Series

September 9, 2021

This blog series explores a lack of accessible mental health care and the effect it has on individual well-being.

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