Reports & Resources : Health Care for America Now
Medicaid Expansion in Illinois
Date:
02/12/2013 
Medicaid Expansion in Illinois
On February 5th, Medicaid expansion legislation (SB26) moved out of committee in the Illinois Senate. SB26 is a critical component of the Affordable Care Act. It is designed to get Illinois’ uninsured into the main-stream health care system.
Support SB26: A New Medicaid Oppportunity for Illinois --- Fact Sheet
Date:
01/18/2013 
Support SB26: A New Medicaid Opportunity for Illinois
SB26 would allow for 342,000 low-income adults in Illinois to be newly eligible for and enrolled in Medicaid over the next four years. Coverage for those who enroll would start on Jan 1, 2014. Enrollment starts Oct 2013.
SB26 includes language that would cease coverage for this new population if the federal government’s share of Medicaid matching funds drops below 90%. The federal government pays 100% of the costs of the newly eligible from 2014 through 2016.
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Health Care Reform in Illinois—What it Means for You
Date:
08/22/2012 
Illinois and the Affordable Care Act:
for Governor Pat Quinn's guide to the Affordable Care Act for Illinoisans.
Protect Social Security and Medicare! Read the Ryan Budget Fact Sheet
Date:
03/26/2012 
Last week, Congressman Paul Ryan released the Republican's proposed 2013 federal budget. Their proposal would expand tax cuts for millionaires and billionaires, while pulling away critical Medicare and Social Security protections from the middle class.
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Health Benefits Exchange Act - Principles and Fact Sheet
Date:
03/09/2012 
The Health Benefits Exchange Act
Ensures Access to Quality and Affordable Insurance
A key provision in the Affordable Cate Act is the creation of Health Benefits Exchanges in each state by 2014. These Exchanges will operate as a marketplace for individuals and small businesses to compare and buy quality and affordable health insurance. Over the last year, stakeholders and political leaders have been working to create an Exchange structure that best serves the families of Illinois.
AARP launches Health Law Guide
Date:
02/23/2012 
The AARP's Health Law Guide—an online tool to help individuals and families make sense of the health care law—launches today at www.aarp.org/healthlawguide and www.aarp.org/guiadelaleydesalud.
Top Ten List of Changes Resulting from National Health Reform Law
Date:
03/22/2010 Illinois Department of Insurance Highlights Changes Resulting From National Health Insurance Reform
Changes in insurance laws would alter performance, transparency, accountability of health insurers in Illinois
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Illinois Department of Insurance Benefits of Health Care Reform, District by District
Date:
03/20/2010 The House Energy and Commerce Committee has prepared, for all 435 congressional districts, a district-level analysis of the impact of health care reform legislation. This analysis includes information on the impact of the legislation on families, small businesses, seniors in Medicare, health care providers, and the uninsured.
Click on the link below to find out the impact on your district.
Analysis: Illinois Needs Health Insurance Reform
Date:
11/25/2009 
Currently, 1.8 million Illinoisans do not have health insurance, and if nothing is done, this will increase to 2.3 million by 2019.
See attached report for more information.
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