Stories tagged: "Rep. Lauren Underwood"
Rep. Lauren Underwood (D-Ill.) called on health insurers to return the maximum premium credit possible to enrollees during the coronavirus pandemic.
Rep. Lauren Underwood announced that her work to get constituents access to federal programs they’ve earned has produced an estimated $11.1 million in savings and benefits for residents. That figure is based on money returned to residents from her office’s work to resolve issues with federal programs like Medicare, Social Security, benefits for veterans, and...
Rep. Lauren Underwood’s (D-Ill.) bill to enhance the Affordable Care Act passed the House in June, and if it passes the Senate, it could lower health insurance premiums for millions of Americans. The “Patient Protection and Affordable Care Enhancement Act” would expand tax credits, ban junk insurance plans, and lower prescription drug costs. “I am...
Rep. Lauren Underwood (D-IL) and Rep. Steven Cohen (D-TN) have introduced legislation to help Americans receive cash refunds for flights canceled during the coronavirus pandemic. The bill would require both major airlines and third-party ticket sellers to offer full cash refunds for all canceled tickets during the pandemic, whether the airline canceled the flight or...
Constituent Jamie Schumacher was in Haiti when travel shut down due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Rep. Lauren Underwood, (D-Ill.), led a virtual panel discussion on healthcare disparities during the coronavirus pandemic, alongside Rep. Sheila Jackson (D-Texas) and Rep. Al Green (D-Texas). During the meeting, representatives and public health officials discussed the disproportionate effects COVID-19 has had in communities of color, and the steps the country should take to prevent such...
Illinois is getting a total of $108 million in emergency education funding, Rep. Lauren Underwood announced. The money, made possible by coronavirus relief funding passed by Congress, will go towards the Governor’s Emergency Education Relief (GEER) Fund. Underwood strongly supported and voted to pass funding that is designed to help mitigate the ongoing effects of...