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AARP turns up heat on Illinois lawmakers

— January 29, 2018

Ryan Gruenenfelder heard one common theme as he traveled the state last year for forums with residents 50 years of age and older. “A lot of them said, ‘I’m gonna leave the state.’…

Illinois Medicaid providers continue to lose money
— December 26, 2017

Concerns are being raised that the Illinois Medicaid system could be heading into dangerous territory, especially because the actuarial firm helping to set the payment rates has run…
Southern Illinois Healthcare expands mission in Metro East
— July 5, 2017

Lawmakers in Washington, D.C. may still be arguing over how – or if – to amend federal law to improve healthcare for Americans. However, in Metro East, a non-profit organization…
Hundreds of thousands rally for equality in Illinois Women’s Marches
— January 21, 2017

Beginning in the early morning hours Jan. 21 thousands of women, men and children, many wearing pink in solidarity, began filling the streets of Chicago to participate in the…
Durbin leads rally in Chicago to keep health care for all
— January 16, 2017

In the six months after being diagnosed with leukemia, Carlo Travato of Chicago went through 15 spinal taps with chemotherapy, 11 hospitalizations, three bone-marrow biopsies, and countless…

The ‘unfulfilled promise’ of mental health parity
— December 19, 2017

(Fourth in a series examining mental heath issues in Illinois) Matthew Timion has not been there when his son is ready to be discharged from a residential facility for mental health…
Town hall shows Lipinski at odds with some 3rd Dist. voters
— May 16, 2017

Saying the Democrats needed to be a “big-tent party,” U.S. Rep Dan Lipinski defended his anti-abortion voting record at a Chicago town hall May 9, to the cheers and boos from constituents…
Replacing Obamacare set to be more difficult than repealing it
— January 17, 2017

Repealing Obamacare will be easy. Replacing it will be hard. But can Congress replace the parts of the health care law that people don’t like and keep the parts people do? Congressman…