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I M M I M IGRAN T H EA EAL T H A CCESS IN I L L IN IN IN O IS IS L u via ia Q u i i on es H ea ealth Policy D ir ec ector , ICIRR lqu in in on es@ic icir ir r .or g O VERVIEW Backgro u n d : ICIRR, Illin o is Persp ective an d

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I M M I

M IGRAN T H EA EAL T H A CCESS IN IN I L L IN IN O IS IS

L u via ia Q u iñ iñ on es H ea ealth Policy D ir ec ector , ICIRR lqu in in on es@ic icir ir r .or g

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O VERVIEW

  • Backgro u n d : ICIRR, Illin o is Persp ective an d

ACA eligib ility

  • H ealth y Co m m u n ities Co o k Co u n ty (H C3)

Co alitio n an d T ask Fo rce

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W H O IS ICIRR?

  • ICIRR is d ed icated to p ro m o tin g th e righ ts
  • f im m igran ts an d refu gees to fu ll an d eq u al

p articip atio n in th e civic, cu ltu ral, so cial, an d p o litical life o f o u r d iverse so ciety.

  • In p artn ersh ip with o u r m em b er
  • rgan izatio n s, th e Co alitio n :
  • ed u cates an d o rgan izes im m igran t an d refu gee

co m m u n ities to assert th eir righ ts;

  • p ro m o tes citizen sh ip an d civic p articip atio n ;

m o n ito rs, an alyzes, an d

  • ad vo cates o n im m igran t-related issu es; an d
  • in fo rm s th e gen eral p u b lic ab o u t th e

co n trib u tio n s o f im m igran ts an d refu gees.

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T H E

H E AC

ACA A AN

AN D I M M I M M I GRAN T S

N atu r aliz ized Cit itiz izen s L eg egally pr es esen en t im m igr an ts U n docu m en en ted ed

www.icirr.org

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U.S. C IT IZ EN S AN D IM M IGRAN T S

UN D ER T H E ACA

www.icirr.org

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  • L egally present im m igrants
  • Undocum ented
  • Refugees
  • H um an T rafficking
  • Victim s of a crim e
  • D om estic violence
  • Asylees
  • Fiancees of U.S. Citizens

REVIEW O F “N O N- CIT IZ EN”

www.icirr.org

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47% 7%

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residents a are uninsu sured

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O UR P RO PO SED SO LUT IO N: H C3 D IRECT H EALT H ACCESS P RO GRAM

  • a care co o rd in atio n p ro gram (sometimes also

called a direct access program) sim ilar to th e

  • n es in Lo s An geles, San Fran cisco an d N ew

Yo rk City

  • T h e m ain o b jective o f th e p ro gram is to

b etter co o rd in ate resid en t’s access to th e services an d reso u rces alread y availab le

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O UR KEY P ART N ERS

Community Organizations

Access Living – Cambiando Vidas Alliance of Filipinos for Immigrant Rights and Empowerment Apna Ghar Arise Chicago Asian American Advancing Justice Brighton Park Neighborhood Council Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Chicago Centro Autonomo Centro de Trabajadores Unidos- Immigrant Workers Project Chicago Coalition for the Homeless Chicago Irish Immigrant Support Communities United Compassionate Care Network ENLACE Chicago Fight For 15! Hanul Family Alliance Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights (ICIRR) Indo American Center Korean American Community Services Korean American Resource and Cultural Center Logan Square Neighborhood Association Mujeres Latinas en Accion Northside Community Resources P.A.S.O- West Suburban Action Project Polish American Association Salud Sin Papeles Southwest Organizing Project TARGET Area Development Corporation United Congress of Community and Religious Organizations Young Invincibles

Labor

American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employee (AFSCME) Service Employees International Union Local 1 Service Employees International Union Health Care (SEIU-Healthcare) Service Employees International Union Doctors Council

Policy Groups

Health and Medicine Policy Research Group Heartland Alliance for Human Needs and Human Rights Sargent Shriver National Center on Poverty Law South Asian American Policy and Research Institute

Providers

Community Wellness Program/St. Anthony Hospital Holy Cross Hospital/ Sinai Health System Illinois Association for Free and Charitable Clinics Illinois Primary Health Care Association Illinois Transplant Fund National Alliance on Mental Illness- Chicago

  • St. Joseph Services
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VICT O RY!

A N N EW EW C CO M PREH EH EN EN SI VE E H EA EAL T H CARE O O PT I O N FO R 4 40 , 0 ,0 0 0 0 0 0 U N I N SU SU RED R RESI SI D EN T S! S!

O n Sep tem b er 14th, Co o k Co u n ty Co m m issio n ers Vo ted u n an im o u sly to estab lish th e Co o k Co u n ty d irect access p ro gram . T h e p ro gram will, in it’s first year, p ro vid e access to co o rd in ated h ealth care to 40 ,0 0 0 lo w in co m e, u n in su red Co o k Co u n ty resid en ts.

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W H AT O UR C O M M UN IT IES W O N

A d irect access p ro gram in clu d es:

  • Co m p reh en sive p reven tive p rim ary, sp ecialty,

em ergen cy an d h o sp ital care at an affo rd ab le co st

  • A h ealth n etwo rk m em b ersh ip card u sed as a to o l

to sh are p atien t's m ed ical in fo rm atio n acro ss n etwo rk p ro vid ers

  • An assign ed "m ed ical h o m e" wh ere p atien ts will see

th e sam e d o cto r an d p ro vid er o n a regu lar b asis

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I SSU

SSU ES AN AN D B ARRI RRIERS RS

44% unaware of low-cost services for the uninsured 28% had unpaid hospital bills, often for over $5,000

65% of those with bills unaware of financial aid

70% of those who applied for aid were unsuccessful

51% had a chronic health condition

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D IRECT ACCESS P RO GRAM ’S ELIGIBILIT Y

Eligib ility:

  • Un in su red
  • Co o k Co u n ty resid en ts
  • At o r b elo w 20 0 %

Fed eral Po verty Level (FPL)

  • N o t eligib le fo r p u b lic in su ran ce

In th e first year ab o u t 40 , 0 ,0 0 0 i 0 0 0 in dividu als will b en efit fro m th is p ro gram . M o vin g fo rward , an yo n e th at m eets th e eligib ility req u irem en ts can ap p ly.

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D IRECT ACCESS P RO GRAM ’S BEN EFIT S

  • cen tralized system o f ad m in istratio n an d

in fo rm atio n sh arin g

  • a sin gle en ro llm en t ap p licatio n
  • a m em b ersh ip card
  • assign m en t o f a m ed ical h o m e an d p rim ary

care p ro vid er

  • an affo rd ab le co st stru ctu re fo r services, an d

m o re

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RESO URCES

  • www.icirr.o rg
  • h ttp s:/ / www.faceb o o k.co m / h ealth yco m m u n

itiesco o kco u n ty/

  • www.getco vered illlin o is.go v
  • h ttp :/ / www.p o vertylaw.o rg/
  • h ttp :/ / www.everth riveil.o rg/
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T H AN K YO YO U !

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CO M M UN IT Y H EALT H C ARE C LIN IC

  • Po st-ACA clin ic p o p u latio n sh ift
  • Lo cal ch an ges in im m igratio n p o p u latio n
  • Rem ain in g gap s in o u r lo cal h ealth care

system

  • Lo n g-term tru sted p ro vid er
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  • D o you care for

illegals at your clinic?

Community Health Care Clinic

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CO M M UN IT Y H EALT H C ARE C LIN IC

W h at we d o well

  • Frien d ly, welco m in g en viro n m en t fo r everyo n e
  • Flexib le with “req u ired ” d o cu m en ts fo r services
  • Bi-lin gu al services at all levels
  • Recep tio n
  • Pap erwo rk
  • Prescrip tio n lab els
  • An yth in g th ey co m e to u s with
  • M ed icatio n access
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CO M M UN IT Y H EALT H C ARE C LIN IC W h at to watch fo r in yo u r clin ic

  • T eam ten sio n
  • Rem o ve all b arriers th at yo u can with everyo n e

yo u serve

  • Staff accep tan ce
  • Yo u r o wn p erso n al b ias
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CO M M UN IT Y H EALT H C ARE C LIN IC W h at CH CC can d o b etter

  • Sp ecialty o ffices an d h o sp ital services
  • O th er im m igran t p o p u latio n s
  • Fren ch Co n go lese
  • M id d le Eastern