{"id":33416,"date":"2026-01-23T15:31:37","date_gmt":"2026-01-23T21:31:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/devcofi.wpenginepowered.com\/?p=33416"},"modified":"2026-02-03T15:47:19","modified_gmt":"2026-02-03T21:47:19","slug":"chicago-parent-leader-discusses-medicaid-with-illinois-lawmakers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cofionline.org\/es\/chicago-parent-leader-discusses-medicaid-with-illinois-lawmakers\/","title":{"rendered":"Un l\u00edder de padres de Chicago conversa sobre Medicaid con legisladores de Illinois."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Leyenda: Katrina (extremo izquierdo) con miembros de la coalici\u00f3n Protect Our Care \u2013 Illinois en Springfield.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u00a1Bien hecho, Katrina! Esta semana se uni\u00f3 <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.protectourcareil.org\/\">Protejamos nuestra atenci\u00f3n m\u00e9dica \u2013 Illinois<\/a><\/span> En Springfield para reunirse con los legisladores y compartir su experiencia con Medicaid.<\/p>\n<p>Su historia puso de relieve la carga administrativa que las familias ya enfrentan para acceder a Medicaid. Los recortes federales a Medicaid y la implementaci\u00f3n de requisitos laborales provocar\u00e1n que muchas personas pierdan su cobertura m\u00e9dica. Por eso, los l\u00edderes de COFI y POWER-PAC IL instan a los legisladores de Illinois a apoyar los principios de la pol\u00edtica Protect Our Care Illinois y las opciones de ingresos progresivas para financiar la atenci\u00f3n m\u00e9dica.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h5><em>\u201cHago un llamado a todos los l\u00edderes electos para que hagan todo lo que est\u00e9 a su alcance para priorizar la atenci\u00f3n m\u00e9dica y construir un programa Medicaid pr\u00f3spero para las generaciones presentes y futuras. Necesitamos aumentar los ingresos para crear un sistema donde las personas no pierdan su cobertura m\u00e9dica. Si las personas pierden su cobertura m\u00e9dica, Illinois necesita una red de seguridad adicional para mantener a la poblaci\u00f3n sana, y la \u00fanica manera de cubrir esta brecha es aumentando los ingresos.\u201d \u2013 Katrina<\/em><\/h5>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Para obtener m\u00e1s informaci\u00f3n sobre c\u00f3mo COFI y POWER-PAC IL est\u00e1n garantizando que los ni\u00f1os y las familias de color tengan un buen apoyo mental, f\u00edsico y social, visite el sitio web. <em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"\/es\/the-work\/power-pac-il\/mental-health-justice-and-equity\/\">Campa\u00f1a por la justicia y la equidad en la salud mental<\/a><\/span>.<\/em><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Caption: Katrina (far left) with members of the Protect Our Care \u2013 Illinois coalition in Springfield.\u00a0 &nbsp; Way to go, Katrina! This week, she joined Protect Our Care \u2013 Illinois in Springfield to meet with legislators and share her Medicaid story. Her story highlighted the administrative burden families already face to access Medicaid. 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