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Stop Rx Drug Deserts. Say No To HB 1443!
Tuesday, May 26, 2026 - Posted by Advertising Department [The following is a paid advertisement.] HB 1443 would create a state-appointed Prescription Drug Affordability Board with the authority to review and set upper payment limits on selected prescription drugs. While well-intentioned, this misguided legislation risks harming patients’ community pharmacies without addressing the real drivers of health care costs. Allowing government appointees to intervene in decisions between patients and their physicians raises serious concerns. Moreover, despite being enacted in multiple states, these boards have failed to deliver meaningful savings. Instead, New Hampshire repealed their board late last year and Virginia’s governor recently vetoed PDAB bills, citing high costs and a lack of meaningful savings in other states. In Illinois, community pharmacies are essential to the communities they serve, providing access to critical medicines and treatments. If upper payment limits are set below pharmacies’ acquisition costs, pharmacists could be forced to dispense drugs at a loss or stop carrying certain drugs altogether. This puts patient access at risk, especially those who depend on nearby, trusted community-based pharmacies. Illinois’ health care system is already incredibly fragile. HB 1443 advances policy with no record of lowering costs for patients or supporting the sustainability of community pharmacies. Don’t force community pharmacies to choose between financial loss and patient access. We urge you to oppose HB 1443. Paid for by PharmaScript and the Greater Chicagoland Black Chamber of Commerce
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It’s Time To Bring Safer Rides To Illinois
Tuesday, May 26, 2026 - Posted by Advertising Department [The following is a paid advertisement.] Waymo is ready to bring safe, reliable, autonomous rides to Illinois – but we need your help! Waymo is already mapping Chicago’s unique streets and traffic patterns to lay the groundwork for operations. Never tired or distracted, Waymo provides hundreds of thousands of fully autonomous rides every week across ten major U.S. cities, from Los Angeles to Atlanta — from multi-lane expressways to dense city streets, including the demands of winter weather. The data shows Waymo’s autonomous vehicles are involved in thirteen times fewer injury-causing collisions compared to humans (as of 3/20/26, see waymo.com/safety). Let’s bring safer rides to Illinois. 
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Illinois Positioned To Become A National Leader On AI Safety
Tuesday, May 26, 2026 - Posted by Advertising Department [The following is a paid advertisement.] California and New York have already moved forward with frontier AI safety and transparency laws. Illinois legislators are building on these “blue-state” models by establishing some of the strongest protections in the country to safeguard residents from the risks posed by the most powerful AI systems. As artificial intelligence continues to evolve, the need for clear standards around safety, transparency, incident reporting, and accountability becomes increasingly important. While a comprehensive federal framework for frontier AI oversight would be preferable, states have a critical role to play. Illinois, alongside California and New York, is helping shape an emerging national model for responsible AI governance. When major states align on policy, companies often adopt those standards nationwide. Illinois residents deserve confidence that advanced AI technologies are being developed responsibly. Illinois legislators are helping ensure the companies developing these systems operate with transparency, accountability, and meaningful oversight. We appreciate the Senate’s partnership on these issues during the final weeks of session. Paid for by Build American AI
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340B Helps The Most Vulnerable Patients – Pass HB 2371 SA 2 For Your Constituents
Tuesday, May 26, 2026 - Posted by Advertising Department [The following is a paid advertisement.] Thanks to 340B, last year nearly 1,000 uninsured patients at Sinai Chicago were able to access needed medications they wouldn’t have otherwise been able to afford. The health system serves Chicago’s west and southwest sides, where the rates of chronic disease are high and many patients receive charity care. “For safety net hospitals like ours, 340B is really about access,” said Mount Sinai Hospital President Sameer Shah, PharmD. “It helps keep clinics open, maintain pharmacy access and ensure patients stay on their medications.” At Lurie Children’s Hospital in Chicago—where 60% of the patients come from low-income families covered by Medicaid—infants with rare neuromuscular disorders can access gene therapies otherwise out of reach. Kristen Alianello, Lurie Children’s neuromuscular nurse coordinator, said: “The 340B program is so important, especially in our organization and with our patient population of spinal muscular atrophy,” 340B hospitals and Federally Qualified Health Centers across Illinois pass on drug discounts to patients and invest 340B savings into providing comprehensive healthcare services for low-income patients, including free health screenings, mobile clinics and new freestanding clinics, free transportation to medical appointments, expanded cancer care, diabetes self-management programs, and more. Stand with patients, hospitals and FQHCs: Pass House Bill 2371 SA 2 to protect 340B in Illinois. Learn more.
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