The Illinois Health Matters blog is a place to continue the discussion and momentum of health reform, including the opportunities and challenges of the Affordable Care Act enrollment, access to health and healthcare as it affects Illinois. Having a diversity of contributors from our community makes us all stronger, our offerings richer, and our usefulness greater. Our blog posts have ranged from competition in the private insurance market to the effect of fireworks on veterans with PTSD.
Web The Illinois Health Matters website provides Illinois-specific insight into the ins and outs of health reform. We connect you with the resources you need to navigate these waters, and to help those who depend on you, whether you are a consumer, small business, journalist, community organization, healthcare provider, or policymaker.
Partnership Illinois Health Matters is powered by Health & Disability Advocates in partnership with a collaborative of Illinois health policy and community-based organizations:
- AARP of Illinois
- AgeOptions
- AIDS Foundation of Chicago
- Campaign for Better Health Care
- Health & Medicine Policy Research Group
- EverThrive Illinois (formerly Illinois Maternal & Child Health Coalition)
- Illinois Coalition for Immigrant & Refugee Rights
- Illinois PIRG Education Fund
- Sargent Shriver National Center on Poverty Law
Support Funding is generously provided by lead donor, The Chicago Community Trust. Additional suppport for the website and planning collaborative has been generously provided by:
- Community Memorial Foundation
- Crown Family Philanthropies
- The Field Foundation of Illinois
- Healthcare Foundation of Northern Lake County
- The Lloyd A. Fry Foundation
- Michael Reese Health Trust
- Polk Bros. Foundation
- Ravenswood Health Care Foundation
- The Retirement Research Foundation
- VNA Foundation
Community We thank other community-based organizations for contributing to Illinois Health Matters’ content and resources:
- American Cancer Society – Illinois Division
- Asian Health Coalition
- Community Media Workshop
- Heartland Alliance for Human Needs & Human Rights
- Illinois Academy of Family Physicians
- Medical Home Network
- Bright Pink
- Pilsen Portal
For more information, or inquiries, contact us at info@illinoishealthmatters.org.
