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Progress Illinois: Healthcare Advocates Rally Against Cuts

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On Monday, which marked the 47th anniversary of the state and federally funded medical services program, about 100 healthcare advocates joined in a rally that included U.S. Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-Evanston), state Rep. Esther Golar (D-Chicago), and state Sen. Mattie Hunter (D-Chicago). Speaking at Daley Plaza, the group included many disabled Illinoisians, some in wheelchairs, who voiced their anger over Quinn's cuts. They said the cuts, which went into effect on July 1, will remove about 180,000 people from the Illinois Rx Drug program while increasing the barriers to access in-home care services.

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Progress Illinois: Healthcare Advocates Rally Against Cuts

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