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Podcast: Medicaid and the Fight to Protect Health Coverage in Chicago

Mervin Dino, Assistant Commissioner at CDPH, speaks with POCIL leaders Anusha Thotakura, Executive Director at Citizen Action Illinois, and Timothy Jackson, Senior Director of Policy and Advocacy with AIDS Foundation of Chicago, about the current state of Medicaid and how advocates have joined forces through Protect Our Care Illinois to respond to proposed changes at the federal level. If you’re wondering if or why you should care about this discussion: You likely know or are someone who utilizes Medicaid, as it provides health coverage for millions of Americans and nearly 1 million Chicagoans. Changes to Medicaid could affect you or your loved ones, and this conversation is a starting point for what you should know and what you can do to get involved and help Chicagoans during this period.

Watch the conversation here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rdyj1_YgGYs