Health Care
The Affordable Care Act Implementation Schedule
- Insurers can no longer drop your coverage when you become sick.
- Insurers can no long
The Affordable Care Act : People with Preexisting Conditions
- Insurers can no longer deny coverage or charge higher premiums for preexisting conditions.
- Insurers can no longer a
The Affordable Care Act: Seniors
- The Affordable Care Act doesn't require seniors to do anything through the Illinois Health Insurance Marketplace.
The Affordable Care Act: Small Businesses, Non-profits
- The Illinois Health Insurance Marketplace Small Business Health Options Program (SHOP) allows small businesses and sm
The Affordable Care Act: Women
- Prevents insurance companies from dropping women when they get sick or become pregnant.
- Improves care for millions of older women with chronic co
The Affordable Care Act: Young Adults, Children
- Allows young adults to stay on their parents' health plans up to their 26th birthda
The American Diabetes Association® (ADA), the nation's leading organization for all people living with diabetes, announced its support today for the Ending Health Disparities during COVID-19 (EHDC) Act, introduced by Representative Robin Kelly (D-IL).
The United States is the only developed nation where the overall maternal mortality rate is on the rise, and black women are three to four times more likely to die in childbirth than white women. In Illinois, the racial disparity is even worse.
Black mothers are dying and it's time to do something about it.
Every year, more than 700 American mothers lose their lives to pregnancy or birth-related complications. Some medical professionals estimate that at least half, if not more, of these deaths are entirely preventable.