Insurance
Medicaid Unwinding Update
Earlier this summer, Legal Council reported on Medicaid Unwinding, a process in which the Illinois Department of Human Services (DHS) is reverting back to its pre-pandemic annual Medicaid redetermination process.…
Read MoreMedicaid Unwinding and Work Requirements: Endangering Access to Healthcare
Within the complex American healthcare system, Medicaid stands as an essential lifeline for low-income individuals and people with disabilities. Medicaid became even more critical for supporting people’s health during COVID.…
Read MoreDecision Challenges the ACA’s Free Preventive Services and PrEP Coverage
Background On March 30, 2023, Judge Reed O’Connor of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas issued a critical ruling in Braidwood Management v. Becerra by striking…
Read MoreNumber of Americans uninsured rises for first time in a decade
27.5 million Americans went without health insurance in 2018, the first increase in the uninsured rate in 10 years.
Read MoreACA Under Attack
Illinois’ Attorney General Lisa Madigan has join a coalition of 16 Attorneys General that are opposing a lawsuit filed by Texas and several other states.
Read MoreStop Junk Insurance in Illinois
Quality and affordable health insurance should be available to every Illinoisan and every American citizen, full stop. Unfortunately, this notion is being challenged by pending federal regulations that could result in a large expansion of the number of short term plans offered to hardworking Illinoisans. Short term plans differ from other health insurance plans; their long lists of what is not covered leaves many consumers with expensive medical bills. Plans sold in Illinois can exclude coverage for preexisting conditions, prescription drugs, hospital room and board on a weekend, and treatment for mental and health or substance abuse disorders.
Read MorePress for Progress: International Women’s Day
This International Women’s Day, Legal Council is celebrating all of the historic gains to women’s coverage won through the Affordable Care Act and Medicaid expansion! With these expansive health policies,…
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