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Alliance for Retired Americans - Congressional Voting Scorecard
Date:
05/20/2013 
On May 20, the Alliance for Retired Americans released a Congressional Voting Scorecard, which grades every U.S. Senator and Representative on key legislation affecting current and future retirees.
to see the scorecard.
Medicaid Expansion:342,000 Illinoisans Need Your Help
Date:
05/20/2013 
CALL YOUR STATE REPRESENTATIVE
SB26: Medicaid Expansion Bill Passes Out of Senate and Moves to House.
- UPDATE: SB26 has been posted for Human Services Committee Hearing May 21st
WE NEED YOU TO TAKE ACTION TODAY:
1. Call your state representative and ask them to support SB26.
Use the ‘Illinois Affordable Health Care Hotline': 888-616-3322
Closing Wasteful Corporate Loopholes in Illinois
Date:
05/14/2013 
Closing Wasteful Corporate Loopholes in Illinois
by William McNary, Co-Director, Citizen Action/Illinois
Our campaign to close wasteful corporate tax loopholes was boosted by a new study showing that Illinois corporations pay less in taxes than in most other states. From Greg Hinz in Crain’s Chicago Business:
I hate to disappoint the hell-in-a-handbasket boo-birds out there, but a new report out today by a Michigan-based economic consultant says that business taxes in Illinois actually are below the national median and mean.
Senate Committee Examines Corporate Tax Loopholes
Date:
04/05/2013 
From The Alton Daily News:
Senate Committee Looks at Loopholes
By Nick Gale, 4/5/13
Citizen Action/ Illinois Calls for Medicare Price Negotiations
Date:
04/04/2013 
Rockford, IL– On April 3, Citizen Action/IL and IARA stood with local seniors at a press conference to demand Congress lift the prohibition on Medicare price negotiations. The press event was held at the historic Booker Washington Community Center in Rockford Illinois. The groups announced their support for Senator Rockefeller's legislation to allow negotiations, which could save Illinois close to $3 Billion over ten years. Also, they committed to keep the pressure on Congressional members in the area.
Citizen Action/Illinois and IARA Join with Federal Employees at Chicago Rally to Stop the Sequester
Date:
03/21/2013 
Citizen Action/Illinois and IARA Join with Federal Employees at Chicago Rally to Stop the Sequester
Sequester Cuts will Severely Impact Government Services to Public
CA/IL Co-Director Lynda DeLaforgue Joins Panel on Part-Time Workers' Struggles
Date:
03/27/2013 
From progressillinois.com:
Labor Advocates Hold Hearing To Address Part-Time Workers' Economic Struggles
by Ellyn Fortino
Tuesday March 26th, 2013
Medicaid Expansion in Illinois
Date:
02/12/2013 
Medicaid Expansion in Illinois
On February 5th, Medicaid expansion legislation (SB26) moved out of committee in the Illinois Senate. SB26 is a critical component of the Affordable Care Act. It is designed to get Illinois’ uninsured into the main-stream health care system.
Support SB26: A New Medicaid Oppportunity for Illinois --- Fact Sheet
Date:
01/18/2013 
Support SB26: A New Medicaid Opportunity for Illinois
SB26 would allow for 342,000 low-income adults in Illinois to be newly eligible for and enrolled in Medicaid over the next four years. Coverage for those who enroll would start on Jan 1, 2014. Enrollment starts Oct 2013.
SB26 includes language that would cease coverage for this new population if the federal government’s share of Medicaid matching funds drops below 90%. The federal government pays 100% of the costs of the newly eligible from 2014 through 2016.
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