{"id":1878,"date":"2025-09-11T18:59:03","date_gmt":"2025-09-11T18:59:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.protectourcareil.org\/?p=1878"},"modified":"2025-09-11T18:59:38","modified_gmt":"2025-09-11T18:59:38","slug":"1878","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.protectourcareil.org\/index.php\/2025\/09\/11\/1878\/","title":{"rendered":"Protect Our Care Illinois Urges the IL Congressional Delegation to Withhold Support for Any Funding Bill that Cuts Health and Food Access Programs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>Protect Our Care Illinois Urges the IL Congressional Delegation to Withhold Support for Any Funding Bill that Cuts Health and Food Access Programs<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Illinois families cannot afford more attacks on their health and well-being. Protect Our Care Illinois urges every member of Illinois\u2019 congressional delegation to withhold support for any funding bill that enacts additional cuts to healthcare or coverage for any Illinois families or fuels attacks on immigrant access to health care.<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Further, we call on our congressional delegation to fight for a deal that makes the enhanced Advance Premium Tax Credits (APTCs) permanent and reverses the devastating health care and food access cuts in the \u201cOne Big Beautiful Bill Act\u201d (H.R. 1).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Enhanced APTCs have helped more than 20 million people \u2014 including more than 400,000 people in Illinois \u2014 afford health insurance, saving the average enrollee $700 annually. Without permanent action, premiums will more than double in 2026, leaving millions uninsured and forcing families to choose between coverage, food, and rent.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">H.R. 1 slashed funding for Medicaid, Medicare, the Marketplace, and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) while making\u00a0 permanent tax breaks for large corporations and the wealthiest individuals. The Congressional Budget Office estimates 10 million people will lose health coverage under H.R. 1. In Illinois, these cuts will devastate maternal health, push rural hospitals closer to closure, increase health costs for all families, and eliminate health care jobs. It is impossible to rectify these cuts through State or philanthropic resources.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Illinoisans want Congress to lower health costs and protect care \u2014 not raise premiums, cut coverage, and undermine the wellbeing of our communities. Our delegation must deny their support for any funding bill that fails to protect the health and economic well-being of families across our state.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Protect Our Care Illinois Urges the IL Congressional Delegation to Withhold Support for Any Funding Bill that Cuts Health and Food Access Programs Illinois families cannot afford more attacks on their health and well-being. 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