School Health Center Bill in US Congress – Take Action Today!

Contact your Congressman to encourage him/her to co-sponsor HR4230, the School-Based Health Clinic Establishment Act!
The School-Based Health Clinic Establishment Act (HR 4230) was introduced on November 15, 2007. Similar to the Senate bill, S600, it will authorize the first-ever federal grant program for school-based health centers. Congresswomen Hooley (D-OR) and Capito (R-WV) have taken the lead in sponsoring the bill with 16 original cosponsors, including Illinois Congressman Jan Schakowsky, sharing their support.

More co-sponsors are necessary to make sure this bill is considered and passed by the House. Please contact your local Congressman to urge him/her to cosponsor HR4230. Visit the National Assembly on School-Based Health Care’s “Take Action” center to send an email.

We also encourage you to contact your Congressman by phone; visit www.vote-smart.org to find DC phone numbers for your House Representative.

To learn more about HR4230 or about school health centers in general, please contact Blair Harvey at 312-491-8161x31 or bharvey@ilmaternal.org.

FamilyCare has been expanded to allow for more parents and caregiver relatives access to affordable, comprehensive health insurance. Parents in a family of four earning $80,000/year may now be eligible for coverage.

Like All Kids, FamilyCare covers doctor visits, dental care, specialty medical services, hospital care, emergency services, prescription drugs and more. Parents must be uninsured to qualify OR meet an exception like losing health care coverage as the result of a job loss.

Monthly premiums will depend on family income and will range from $15-$140/month per adult. Co-payments for health services will be $2-$5 for each visit or prescription.

For more information about FamilyCare visit www.familycareillinois.com or call 1-866-255-5437.

To learn more about how you can get involved with statewide outreach efforts for the FamilyCare expansion and other state health care programs, please contact Laura Leon at 312-491-8161x23 or lleon@ilmaternal.org.

Learn about the expanded IBCCP as well as the recently expanded FamilyCare program that will provide health insurance coverage for an additional 147,000 parents in Illinois.  We will discuss these and other healthcare programs that are available for your community - together we can keep Illinois healthy!
 
Come learn about:

• Illinois Breast and Cervical Cancer Program now provides breast and cervical cancer screening and treatment to all uninsured women in Illinois.
• FamilyCare has been expanded to include parents with an annual income of up to 400% of the Federal Poverty Level.  That is equal to an annual income of $82,500 for a family of four.
• All Kids is the first program in the nation to provide access to comprehensive, affordable healthcare to every uninsured child.
• All Kids Bridge is expanding healthcare coverage for children in All Kids with certain pre-existing conditions who become too old for All Kids. 
• Illinois Cares Rx provides Rx coverage for low-income seniors and persons with disabilities and fills the gaps of the Medicare Prescription Drug program.
• Veterans Care provides access to comprehensive, affordable healthcare for uninsured Illinois veterans who have the least access to reliable healthcare.
• And many other healthcare programs that the state offers.  

To RSVP go to www.cancerscreening.illinois.gov and click on "RSVP".

Contact Kathy Chan at 312-491-8161 for more information.

Illinois Maternal and Child Health Coalition
1256 W. Chicago Ave. • Chicago, IL  60622 • Phone: 312-491-8161 • Fax: 312-491-8171
ilmaternal@ilmaternal.org • www.ilmaternal.org