Advocacy
Speak Out to Stop SSI Cuts for Disabled People Receiving Help with Meals or Groceries
On February 15, 2023, the Social Security Administration (SSA) published a proposed regulation that would take a small step toward updating outdated financial rules for the SSI program. SSI provides…
Read MoreRecognizing National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (NBHAAD)
This post was written by our National Health Corps Member, Stutee Acharya. Please read more about her and the work she contributes to in LCHJ’s ALC project, here. Since…
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 MorePolicy Update: Bill Making Medicaid More Equitable Goes to Governor’s Desk
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…
Read MoreTogether, We Can Address Inequities in Medicaid Estate Recovery
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…
Read MorePolicy Update: Special Education Rights and Decriminalizing HIV
Legal Council advocates worked tirelessly alongside partners to advance policies that improve special education services for Illinois students, as well as a long overdue bill that would end the criminalization of HIV in Illinois.
Read MoreCelebrating Health Justice Leaders: Kimball & Karen Anderson
Kimball Anderson and Karen Gatsis Anderson are longtime Legal Council supporters and devoted leaders in the health justice movement.
Read More5 Ways the New Administration Can Advance Health Justice
The new Administration and majority in Congress could allow for a variety of new advances in health care and services.
Read MoreIllinois Workers and Families Need Fair Tax Now
Economic equity is the basis of any just society. Illinoisans cannot reach their full potential without the financial security that allows them to meet their basic needs. Yet the state’s…
Read MoreLegal Council Calls on CPS to Remove Police from Schools
Legal Council joins others across the city in calling for the removal of police from Chicago Public Schools.
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