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Fiscal
Supporting fiscal policies that ensure health coverage for all, including Medicare and Medicaid, and consider the needs of our most vulnerable communities.
Health Care Transformation
Advancing the delivery of health care and finding new ways to be more efficient and effective for all of our patients.
Community Health
Improving the health of the communities we are privileged to serve by prioritizing their needs.
Quality and Safety
Ensuring quality and safety for everyone through policies designed to protect patients and deliver care more effectively and efficiently.
Featured News
Featured news includes articles and tweets from multiple viewpoints and is designed to keep you abreast of the current debate around issues that are important to AMITA Health. This information should not be construed as our point of view.
The Department of Healthcare and Family Services said they are working to submit a plan to the federal government “as promptly as possible” for the implementation of an assessment on Medicaid managed care organizations.https://t.co/Kdviv5w9sY pic.twitter.com/FAZjSnVKBJ
— Health News Illinois (@HealthNewsIll) July 12, 2019
CHA Letter on No Surprises Act, H.R. 3630 https://t.co/TQMVTmfZHk #NoSurprisesAct
— CatholicHealthAssoc (@TheCHAUSA) July 12, 2019
Hospital leaders at @GovPritzker bill signing tour event in Joliet: Rashard Johnson @advocatehealth South Suburban and Trinity Hospitals; state Sen. Jennifer Bertino-Tarrant @49JBT, Robert Erickson, @AMITAhealth Saint Joseph Medical Center, and IHA President &CEO A.J. Wilhelmi. pic.twitter.com/wIQ9F9ljvD
— IHA (@IHAhospitals) June 28, 2019
Thank you to the AMITA Health Mercy Medical Center Aurora for allowing me to tour the facility this afternoon. You can see how dedicated the staff is to the patients just by walking through the halls!
— Barbara Hernandez (@barbara_isabel) June 25, 2019
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Underwood calls high Diabetes drug prices ‘unjustified’ at Plainfield event
U.S. Rep. Lauren Underwood, D-Naperville, recently released a report on the prices of diabetes drugs for seniors and uninsured Americans.
Daily Chronicle + July 15, 2019 + View Article
Secretary of state wants protection of undocumented immigrants made law
Illinois’ secretary of state is pursuing legislation to codify the office’s long-held policy of not giving federal agencies full access to its database of driver’s ...
Daily Herald + July 15, 2019 + View Article
Knowledge Center
Helping you learn and stay up-to-date is our goal. The Knowledge Center provides you with all the basics you need to be a champion on public policy as well as any training and education you may want to be effective and build your skills.
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Legislator Look-Up
Who represents you where you live? Use this easy link to identify your legislators so you can be engaged.
Legislative Updates
Participate in our monthly Advocacy calls the first Tuesday of every month at 2:00 PM CT or catch up on the presentations you missed here.
Advocacy Guide: Top 10 Tips
Our Advocacy Guide focuses on the essentials you need to be effective in your advocacy efforts. Use these top 10 tips when advocating with elected officials at any level.
