While 2018 has already presented us with a number of challenges, it has also offered us many heroes. From activists across the country rallying in support of progressive issues to candidates with a renewed sense of purpose, we have no shortage of change makers. Thank you for being one of them, and...
Protect Our Care Illinois–of which Health & Medicine is a member–urges you to take action today to stop junk insurance. We are calling on the General Assembly to pass the Short-Term, Limited Duration Health Insurance Coverage Act, SB2388 SFA1 to protect consumers from these...
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In honor of tax day, Senior Policy Analyst Tiffany N. Ford and Director of Health Equity Wesley Epplin wrote the following response to recent Chicago Tribune editorials looking at Illinois’ tax system in the run up to the gubernatorial election. Recent editorials on...
Our latest Chicago Area Schweitzer Fellowship Newsletter rounds up our recent Schweitzer activities including: A spotlight on Cuidate—a whole health initiative for Latino women and families at the Roberti Community House—initiated by 2017-18 Fellow Maryclaret Ndubuisi-Obi, a student from DePaul...
Nominations are now open for the 2018 HMPRG Awards! Honoring individuals and organizations across six categories, the awards celebrate those whose work exemplifies Health & Medicine’s mission to promote social justice and challenge inequities in health and health care. The Awards are open to...
On March 7th, Health & Medicine and our Illinois ACEs Response Collaborative hosted a Legislative Briefing in Springfield with Representatives Juliana Stratton (5th district) and Sara Wojcicki Jimenez (99th district). The briefing provided an overview of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) in...
This study extends previous research examining the impact of the Affordable Care Act and state Medicaid expansion on the safety net. The paper analyzes how the current political context is impacting the safety net sector while also examining overall adaptations to health reform, understanding its...
This policy and practice review of national work examines how the safety net can use this time of health reform opportunity to shift toward addressing social determinants of health, structural determinants of health inequities, and ultimately health equity....
Chicago Tribune piece by Wesley Epplin, Health & Medicine Policy Director. Mayor Rahm Emanuel recently defended himself from gubernatorial candidate Chris Kennedy’s charge of purposely gentrifying Chicago. Emanuel expressed concern about Chicago’s reduced black population, asking, “Where are...
In response to Governor Rauner’s recent veto of HB1424, Health & Medicine’s Executive Director Margie Schaps, MPH and Phyllis Mitzen, MSW, Consultant for our Center for Long-Term Care Reform released the following statement: Governor Rauner’s veto of HB1424 as reported in the Sun...
On September 7, 2016, Health & Medicine staff attended a meeting jointly hosted by the Center for Community Health Equity and Health & Medicine’s Health Equity Initiative, to help advise the Chicago Department of Public Health’s (CDPH) Department of Epidemiology on how to both accurately...