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Affordable Care Act 16th Anniversary

Hands off our
healthcare.

    On the 16th Anniversary of the ACA, advocates rallied across Illinois to defend coverage and warn against federal threats
  • 24 million Americans – including 395,000 Illinoisans – rely on ACA marketplace coverage
  • Enhanced tax credits expired; average premiums are projected to jump from $888 to $1,904/month nationally
  • 4.8 million people nationwide could lose coverage due to rising costs
  • 528,000 more Illinoisans could be uninsured by 2034; 70,000-90,000 at near-term risk as premiums spike 28.8%
  • Impact hits every district – including Republican-held ones: 35,000 at risk in IL-12 (Bost), 31,000 in IL-15 (Miller), 26,000 in IL-16 (LaHood), 26,000 in IA-01 (Miller-Meeks)
Partners
Rep. Lauren Underwood Rep. Jonathan Jackson Rep. Danny Davis Rep. Chuy García Rep. Delia Ramírez President Toni Preckwinkle Planned Parenthood Great Rivers Iowa Citizen Action Network Illinois Council on Developmental Disabilities AIDS Foundation of Chicago Committee to Protect Health Care SEIU Healthcare Fairness for Iowa Main Street Alliance Legal Council for Health Justice Illinois Alliance for Retired Americans Access Living Young Invincibles National Nurses United Vivent Health Life Center for Independent Living Alliance for Community Services NAACP
Illinois event locations map
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Cities
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Partners
5
Press outlets
16
Years of the ACA

Events across Illinois

Chicago event
Quad Cities rally
Normal rally
Springfield rally
Belleville rally
Murphysboro rally

Media coverage

Chicago
WTTW

Advocates elevated HIV treatment access and coverage gains tied to the ACA.

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Chicago
KPVI 6

Member of Congress warned of a worsening crisis if ACA tax credits expire.

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Quad Cities
Quad Cities News

Protests targeted Rep. Miller-Meeks over her health care positions.

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Quad Cities
WVIK

Cross-state organizing by patients and providers around expiring subsidies.

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Southern Illinois
The Southern Illinoisan

Dozens rallied in Murphysboro against proposed health care cuts.

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