Issues

Policy and advocacy initiatives

AFC works to advance racial equity and improve services for, and protect the rights of, people living with and vulnerable to HIV and those experiencing homelessness.

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Given the breadth and depth of knowledge and network, AFC works collaboratively with partners and community toward ending the HIV epidemic and creating a state where all Illinoisans can thrive. 

See details below about the issues on which AFC is focused:

Employment & Financial Security

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Harm Reduction

2023

National
State & Local

Healthcare

2023

National
State & Local

2022

National
  • AIDS Foundation Chicago Comments re TennCare III Project | October 6, 2022
  • Cicilline Pocan Maloney Monkeypox Funding Letter to HHS and CDC | August 23, 2022
State & Local
  • HB4430 Pharmacists Prescribing PrEP PEP Factsheet | January 27, 2022
  • HB4437 Healthy Illinois for All Factsheet | January 27, 2022
  • HB4656/SB3490 LGBTQ Older Adults Bill Factsheet | January 27, 2022
  • HB4343 Medicaid Churn Act Factsheet | January 27, 2022

2021

National
  • Letter in support of Real Education and Access for Healthy Youth Act (REAHYA) | May 24, 2021
State & Local
  • Telehealth Fact Sheet | May 26, 2021
  • SB 818 Keeping Youth Safe and Healthy Act Fact Sheet | April 29, 2021
  • HB 3493 Healthy Illinois for All Factsheet | April 7, 2021

2020

National
State & Local
  • AFC Comments: HIV Quality Measures Data Sharing – IDPH Proposed Rule | May 12, 2020
  • Fact Sheet: Prescription Drug Affordability Board (PDAB) Bill HB 3493 | March 3, 2020
  • Fact Sheet: Healthy Youth Act HB 5012 | February 19, 2020
  • Fact Sheet: Healthy Youth Act SB 3788 | February 19, 2020
  • January 2020 MMCO Formulary Analysis | January 29, 2020

2019

National
  • Comment on interim final rule, “Visas: Ineligibility Based on Public Charge Grounds” | Nov. 12, 2019
  • AFC declaration in support of Cook County/ICIRR lawsuit against public charge rule | Sept. 26, 2019
  • HHCAWG comments: Proposed Rule Modernizing Part D and Medicare Advantage | Jan. 17, 2019
State & Local
  • 2019 MCO Preferred Drug List Plan Assessment (July release) | July 18, 2019
  • Public Comment on Proposed Regulations Addressing Illinois Medicaid Coverage for Surgical Treatment of Gender Dysphoria | June 25, 2019
  • Letter to Governor Pritzker: Proposed Regulations Addressing Illinois Medicaid Coverage for Surgical Treatment of Gender Dysphoria | June 25, 2019
  • Fact sheet: HB 2665 calls for more preventative options for young people | March 26, 2019
  • Fact sheet: HB 2259 seeks transparency in the decision-making process of the Medicaid Drugs and Therapeutics (D&T) Board | March 26, 2019
  • Fact sheet: SB 2021 helps Illinoisans access and stay covered by Medicaid | March 26, 2019
  • 2019 MCO Preferred Drug List Plan Assessment | March 8, 2019
  • Testimony Before the Joint Hearing of the House Committees on Insurance and Prescription Drug Affordability & Access | March 1, 2019
  • HB 815 Support Written Testimony | February 26, 2019

2018

National
  • Protecting HIV Medication Treatment and Access in the Medicare Part D Program | November 8, 2018
State & Local
  • 2018 MCO Preferred Drug List Plan Assessment | October 1, 2018
  • Letter to IL D&T Committee urging inclusion of Biktarvy in Preferred Drug List | July 19, 2018
  • 2018 Illinois Medicaid Coverage of HIV and Hepatitis C Medications | May 10, 2018

2017

National
  • Congressional district HIV factsheets | March 13, 2017
  • FAPP comments: Transition Plan for the Trump Administration to End the HIV Epidemic
State & Local
  • Fact sheet: HB 4096 seeks to prevent rationing of healthcare by the State as it seeks to establish a Medicaid single drug formulary | Oct. 11, 2017

2016

National
  • The Affordable Care Act Keeps Illinois Healthy talking points | Dec. 7, 2016
  • Open Letter to Manufacturers of HIV and Hepatitis Medications Opposing 2017 Price Increases | Nov. 29, 2016
State & Local
  • Letter to IL HFS urging the removal of HCV medication restrictions | Dec. 8, 2016
  • AFC’s comment on Illinois proposed 1115 Medicaid Waiver | Sept. 28, 2016
  • AFC and Chicago-area clinicians letter to Medicaid urging unrestricted access to HIV medications | May 31, 2016
  • Comments on “Illinois’s Behavioral Health Transformation” 1115 Demonstration Waiver | Nov. 22, 2016

Housing

2023

National
State & Local

2022

National
State & Local
  • GTZ-IL Housing Inventory One-Pager | December 2022

2021

National
State & Local
  • COVID-19 Emergency Housing Act Factsheet | March 19, 2021

2020

National
  • HUD Transphobic Proposed Rule on Shelters – BSA AFC CCH Comment | Sept. 29, 2020
State & Local

2019

National
  • AFC comments about Fair Housing Act’s Disparate Impact Standard | Oct. 18, 2019
  • AFC comments: Response to Proposed Rulemaking: Verification of Eligible Status | July 7, 2019
  • Comments on Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Mixed Status Housing Proposed Rule | July 7, 2019
State & Local

2018

National
State & Local

2017

National
State & Local

2016

National
State & Local

Insurance

2023

National
State & Local
  • Healthcare Affordability Bill Factsheet | March 15, 2023

2022

National
State & Local

2021

National
State & Local
  • HB2877 SB177 Prior Authorization Factsheet | March 19, 2021
  • Out of Pocket HB1745 SB275 Factsheet | March 19, 2021

2020

National
State & Local

2019

National
State & Local

2018

National
State & Local
  • Letter to Illinois health insurers calling for swift DAA coverage | December 13, 2018

2017

National
  • Letter from IL health departments on AHCA to U.S. senators Durbin and Duckworth
  • The American Health Care Act (AHCA) Will devastate health care for people with HIV in Illinois | May 11, 2017
  • HHCAWG comments: American Health Care Act will harm people living with HIV | March 21, 2017
  • AFC: American Health Care Act (ACA repeal bill) Factsheet | March 15, 2017
  • AFC comments: Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; Market Stabilization | March 15, 2017
State & Local
  • Letter to the Illinois Department of Insurance on enforcing non-discriminatory practices in Marketplace plan design | Oct. 6, 2017
  • Letter to Aetna Better Health on discriminatory prior authorization policy | Jan. 18, 2017

2016

National
  • Office for Civil Rights complaint over Humana’s discriminatory insurance plans in Illinois | Sept. 6, 2016
State & Local
  • Coalition letter urging Gov. Rauner to protect ACA & Medicaid | Dec. 15, 2016
  • Letter to IL DOI Director Dowling urging them to protect the ACA | Dec. 14, 2016
  • 2017 Illinois Marketplace plan assessment | Dec. 8, 2016
  • 2017 Illinois Marketplace PrEP plan assessment | Nov. 22, 2016
  • Comments on the 2017 proposed Illinois Individual Marketplace ACA-Compliant rates | Aug. 18. 2016
  • 2016 Illinois Marketplace plan assessment | Jan 12, 2016

Justice 

2023

National
State & Local

2022

National
State & Local

2021

National
State & Local
  • SB655 HIV Decriminalization IL Factsheet | March 19, 2021
  • Summary of HB 3653: The SAFE-T (Safety, Accountability, Fairness, and Equity- Today) Act | Feb. 23, 2021

2020

National
State & Local

2019

National
State & Local

2018

National
State & Local

2017

National
State & Local

2016

National
State & Local

Non-Discrimination Protections

2023

National
State & Local
  • Private, Safe and Inclusive Restrooms Bill | March 15, 2023

2022

National
  • HHCAWG | October 5, 2022
  • (Note to website person: the title for this link should be “HHCAWG Comments Regarding ACA’s Section 1557 Proposed Rule”, not “HHCAWG”)
  • Federal Evidence Agenda on LGBTQI+ Equity RFI | October 3, 2022
State & Local

2021

National
  • AFC States Support for Equality Act | March 17, 2021
State & Local
  • SB2133 Demographic Data Collection Factsheet | April 16, 2021

2020

National
State & Local
  • Letter Opposing Proposed Cook County Resolution 20-2378 to Share Addresses for Emergencies with First Responders | May 20, 2020

2019

National
  • HHCAWG Comments: Section 1557 Proposed Rule | August 13, 2019
State & Local
  • SB1319 Factsheet – Advancing Equity for LGBTQ Elders Initiative

2018

National
State & Local

2017

National
State & Local

2016

National
State & Local

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