Stephani Becker

What an amazing lobby day in support of the Healthcare Protection Act (HB5395) which will ban junk plans, stop "fail first" step therapy, align premiums in the IL Marketplace & more! Thank you @GovPritzker for meeting with us today - what an honor! #twill #HPAnow

Artificial intelligence is already ubiquitous across healthcare, and we should all be concerned. I’ve filed legislation in IL to prevent AI from denying access to medical care or rejecting prescriptions ordered by your doctor. @katmdavis @ProtectILCare chicagobusiness.com/health-care/il…

Healthcare coverage decisions cannot be determined solely by artificial intelligence (AI). Learn more about how health insurance plans are using AI—and how state regulators can help ensure consumers are protected consumeradvocacyforhealth.org/resource/repor…

When you're an insurance nerd, the merriest season of the year is open enrollment season! Enrollment for ACA coverage starts this Friday, 11/1. Find out what's new via @GtownCHIR: chirblog.org/whats-new-for-…

Excited to join @gcirtweets, @funderstogether & @justice_work to explore the challenges and opportunities ahead for immigrant families with low incomes. Details: gcir.org/programs/2024/… #ProtectFamilies

People with DACA make US communities healthier every day. New policy makes DACA recipients eligible for Affordable Care Act coverage starting 11/1. Visit healthcare.gov for details and to apply. #ProtectFamilies

If Trump's "concepts" prevail, “People will face a wave of medical debt from paying premiums and prescription drug prices,” said Anthony Wright, executive director of @FamiliesUSA, a consumer group... “Patients and the public should be concerned.” kffhealthnews.org/news/article/k…

Join our partners at @GtownCHIR for part one of their virtual series on Advancing Diabetes Coverage and Access on Wednesday 10/30. RSVP today to secure your spot! bit.ly/3YpSenL

It's #ACA Open Enrollment Season soon! So excellent to gather with 100+ @CoveredIllinois Navigators to get ready to enroll Illinois residents in the Marketplace!

We celebrate the impactful life of Ethel Kennedy who can truly be described as a trailblazer and unwavering advocate. She was the matriarch of the family and a fierce protector of their legacy of service.

Thanks to @SpeakerWelchIL and @janschakowsky for their progressive leadership and for helping us celebrate Julie Sampson and @RepChuyGarcia @CitizenActionIL: "Winners do the work!"

Congratulations to our partner in the fight for healthcare access 4 all! ⁦@CitizenActionIL⁩ ⁦@shrivercenter⁩

My @GtownCHIR colleagues are out today with a brand-new @commonwealthfnd report - it examines the diverse efforts of states to improve health care affordability, and the impact of failing to extend enhanced tax credits: commonwealthfund.org/publications/i… @jgiovannelli @SaraCollins_

🚨 Health care costs are soaring. What can states do to help? On September 24 at 2:00 PM, join The Century Foundation to learn how state-led reforms can cut costs and promote health equity. 👉 Save your spot: bit.ly/4glKOZq

Illinois is erasing nearly $1 billion of medical debt for our residents. And we’re making sure that it’s not included on your credit report.

@CitizenActionIL @SenatorCelina @senpetersil @icirr @AIDSChicago @AnthonyDDouglas @UChicagoMed @SBACIL: How will PDAB help small businesses in Illinois? @SenatorCelina: One of the largest insurance premium rate drivers for small business owners (and others) is prescription drug costs. PDAB will help address this cost driver.

@CitizenActionIL @SenatorCelina @senpetersil @icirr @AIDSChicago @AnthonyDDouglas Excellent panelists this morning at @CitizenActionIL Town Hall on Prescription Drug Affordability in Illinois. Simply put, Rx don't work if you can't afford them! @AIDSChicago @icirr @senpetersil @SenatorCelina @UChicagoMed

Join us next Tuesday for our Chicago Rx Affordability Town Hall Meeting! Hear from legislators & advocates on how a prescription drug affordability board can make prescriptions more affordable for all💊. Register now to secure your spot: citizenaction-il.org/chicagotownhall #pdabnow

@CitizenActionIL @SenatorCelina @senpetersil @icirr @AIDSChicago @AnthonyDDouglas @UChicagoMed How is prescription drug affordability a racial justice issue? Dr Anthony Douglas, MD: People of color are disproportionately uninsured, unemployed and have more chronic diseases. For all of these reasons Black and Latino residents are impacted greatly by Rx costs.

Need help getting in public benefits as an immigrant? Staff attorney Daniela Vélez-Clucas & enrollment assisters hold informal virtual coffee chats biweekly, in English & Spanish, to help immigrants enroll in public benefits. Join us Friday at 10 a.m. CT: povertylaw.zoom.us/j/89190013793?…

If you are no longer eligible for HBIA/HBIS in Illinois because you are a legal permanent resident living in the U.S. for under five years, you could be eligible for a Special Enrollment Period to enroll in an #ACAMarketplace health plan. bit.ly/45fUSy5

Si ya no es elegible para HBIA/HBIS en Illinois porque es un residente permanente legal en los EE.UU. por menos de cinco años, podría ser elegible para un Período de Inscripción Especial para inscribirse en un plan de salud del Mercado ACA. bit.ly/45fUSy5