Healthy Illinois
@Healthy_ILL
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Healthy Illinois is a campaign to make quality, affordable healthcare coverage accessible to all people in Illinois, regardless of immigration status.
Chicago, IL
Joined April 2016
WATCH | Gov. JB Pritzker on the Health Benefits for Immigrant Seniors/Adults programs: “It saves money if we keep people out of emergency rooms and keep people out of hospitals. It actually saves taxpayers money and that is what this program really does.”
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“When people don’t have access to primary/preventive care, it doesn’t mean they don’t get sick,” said Tovia Siegel, @Healthy_ILL. “It means they often end up w more serious health conditions that could have been treated if they had access to care…” - 👉🏽 https://t.co/KbF8XMrXkP
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🚨URGENTE🚨 ¡Aplique por seguro médico ahora! ¡Si eres mayor de 65 años y crees que califica por cobertura de salud sin importar su estatus migratorio, aplique de inmediato en https://t.co/7pJGHlZmox. La inscripción se cerrará el 6 de noviembre 2023.
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🚨URGENT🚨Apply for health coverage now! If you are 65+ and believe you may qualify for health coverage regardless of your immigration status, apply immediately at https://t.co/7pJGHlZmox. Enrollment will close on November 6, 2023.
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But the fight doesn't end there! We’re also advocating for comprehensive coverage, restoring options for immigrant healthcare, and expanding access for all. 🙏 Read more:
thedailyline.com
Advocates with Healthy Illinois continue calling for expanding state healthcare program for immigrants
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Hundreds of supporters and state lawmakers joined us at Federal Plaza this past Friday to demand change. Led by Healthy Illinois, the rally called on Gov. JB Pritzker's administration to lift healthcare limits for undocumented immigrants and move towards healthcare for all in IL
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TOMORROW! Join our campaign for healthcare for all, regardless of immigration status! RSVP at https://t.co/bB75MCbr0b and see you tomorrow at Federal Plaza at 10am!! 📷
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Please join us this Friday at 10am at Federal Plaza for a rally calling on Illinois to create a pathway to affordable, comprehensive healthcare coverage for all residents, regardless of immigration status! RSVP at https://t.co/bB75MCbr0b.
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El Consejo Legal apoya la suspensión temporal de copagos para los afiliados a HBIA y HBIS. Apoyamos a @Healthy_ILL y a otros defensores para que este alivio sea permanente y garanticen una comunicación clara para las personas que no hablan inglés.
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Legal Council Supports Temporary Suspension of copays for HBIA & HBIS Enrollees. We stand with @Healthy_ILL & fellow advocates on making this relief permanent and ensuring clear communication for non-English speakers. https://t.co/VFSx2WXQLr
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“Illinois constituents will pay more, since the cost of emergency room care for the uninsured can be extremely high and hospitals are still required to provide this emergency care.”
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“Delaying care leads to complications, which in turn lead to hospitalization. Hospitalization costs are much higher than routine preventative visits and medications,” Natalie Raghu, medical director of advanced practice providers at Erie Family Health.
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Healthy Illinois Campaign Director Tovia Siegel said in a statement. “We are relieved that HFS and the Pritzker administration are delaying the implementation of copayments for medically necessary health care.”
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"We stand ready to work with HFS to find fiscally responsible ways to make this delay a permanent policy and protect the HBIA and HBIS programs that thousands of immigrants rely on for critically important health care services,"
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Check out Healthy Illinois in Crain's Chicago Business. We are relieved at the Pritzker Administration’s decision to delay co-payments for immigrant health coverage enrollees and urge the state to make the delay into permanent policy. https://t.co/YA2N8XuRw3
chicagobusiness.com
The requirement was originally part of rollbacks for immigrant health care programs.
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Healthy Illinois is relieved that these co-pays will be delayed and stands ready to work with the Pritzker Administration and HFS to make the delay a permanent policy.
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Today, the Department of Healthcare and Family Services announced a delay in implementing co-pays for people enrolled in Health Benefits for Immigrant Adults and Seniors Programs. Additionally, healthcare providers have been directed to return previously paid copays to patients.
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Join us Tuesday, September 5th, at 11 am for a public hearing on immigrant health coverage. We call on the Pritzker Administration to work with community towards our shared goal of coverage for ALL. Register here: https://t.co/Qai5k8ySTx
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🚨URGENT🚨 - Apply for health coverage now! If you are 42+ and believe you may qualify for health coverage regardless of your immigration status, apply immediately at https://t.co/HzZXYvHq2v. Enrollment will close on July 1, 2023.
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