Medicaid
Tell Your Members of Congress: No Cuts to Medicaid!
Medicaid is a lifeline for coverage and a foundational source of economic and health security for 80 million Americans, including 3.4 million in Illinois, and a key funding pillar for…
Read MoreNavigating Medicaid Unwinding: Successes and Advocacy in Illinois
Experts feared that hundreds of thousands of Illinois residents could wrongly lose healthcare coverage during the unwinding; however, new data shows that Illinois had one of the lowest disenrollment rates in the country.
Read MoreMedicaid Awareness Month
April is Medicaid Awareness Month. To celebrate, Legal Council is highlighting three features of Medicaid that benefit our client communities.
Read MoreMedicaid 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 MoreLegal Council and WBEZ Education Reporters Collaborate to Uncover Children’s Mental Health Crisis in Illinois
** Trigger Warning to Readers: themes of self-harm/suicide ** Legal Council for Health Justice’s Policy Analyst, Barb Cohen (she/her), specializes in the advancement of accessible and quality special education. Her outreach…
Read MoreTech Disparities: A New Social Determinant to Health
When the Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS) began implementing an electronic enrollment and case management system in 2014 they expressed twofold goals. The State wanted to ease the workloads…
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 MorePublic Health Emergency 101
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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