Affordable Care Act
August 24, 2024
Illinois Alliance Joins Citizen Action IL for a Town Hall Tour Around Illinois
Our first two Town Halls on Prescription Drug Affordability were a success! The first one, in the Peoria area, included Sen. Dave Koehler, Rep. Sharon Chung, Dr. Ram Krishnamoorthi, and Ryan Gruenenfelder of AARP IL as panelists. You can tune in to our recording on Facebook: https://fb.watch/tuggqLAf2R/ Check out some media coverage around the event from WEEK25 News and Health News Illinois (our Director Anusha Thotakura was interviewed here).
Our second town hall was held in the Quad Cities community with Sen. Mike Halpin, Rep. Gregg Johnson, and Krystle Able of the Illinois Alliance for Retired Americans. In case you missed it, you can tune into our recording on Facebook: https://fb.watch/t-e1Qg28_Q/ Check out some media coverage around our event from WQAD and OurQuadCities.
Our next town hall discussing the Prescription Drug Affordability Act, will be next Tuesday 8/27, at the SEIU Healthcare Building at 2229 S Halsted Chicago, IL 60608. We have a great set of panelists including State Senator Villanueva, State Senator Peters, Dr. Douglas, and Edith Avila Olea from The Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights. We are excited to have our coalition member Timothy Jackson, of the AIDS Foundation of Chicago, moderating. You can RSVP here: https://citizenaction-il.org/chicagotownhall
A Prescription Drug Affordability Board (PDAB) is an independent body with the authority to evaluate high-cost prescription drugs and set reasonable rates for Illinoisans to pay.
The Board will review prescription drugs with costs that impact Illinoisans, including high-cost, brand-name medications. The Board will consider a broad range of economic factors when setting appropriate payment rates for reviewed drugs, allowing pharmaceutical manufacturers the opportunity to justify existing drug costs. Once a fair payment rate is determined, the Board sets an upper payment limit that applies to the entire supply chain.
Learn More Here: https://citizenaction-il.org/pdab