Illinois expands Medicaid coverage for mothers
— April 13, 2021SPRINGFIELD – Illinois will now provide Medicaid benefits to eligible mothers for up to 12 months postpartum, a major extension from the previous 60-day limit. Gov. J.B. Pritzker…
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Health care reform bill passes both Illinois Chambers
— March 26, 2021SPRINGFIELD – A massive health care reform bill, the fourth and final pillar of the Illinois Legislative Black Caucus agenda, passed the state Senate Thursday, March 25 the final…
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Lawmakers hear mixed reviews of new foster care health system
— October 23, 2020SPRINGFIELD – Nearly two months after Illinois launched a major change in the way it provides health care to children in foster and adoptive homes, state lawmakers are hearing mixed…
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Lawmakers tout strict limits on ‘prior authorization’ insurance requirements
— February 23, 2020SPRINGFIELD — A bipartisan group of lawmakers is proposing strict new limits on health insurance policies that require patients to receive “prior authorization” from the company…
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Leavitt: 2020 New Year’s resolution: The Poverty Diet
— January 7, 2020I’m thrilled that we have fixed our $22 trillion national debt by denying profligate $127 monthly food stamp payments. Got ’er done! About $1 billion a year is wasted on Americans…
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Lawmakers propose cut in Medicaid rates
— December 14, 2020SPRINGFIELD – Two Democratic lawmakers have introduced legislation to reduce state payments to the insurance companies that manage Illinois’ Medicaid program, arguing that the COVID-19…
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Census deadline looms and residents urged to respond
— August 17, 2020The U.S. Census Bureau had originally extended the collection deadline through October, but a recent announcement set a final deadline of Sept. 30, a month earlier than expected….
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Pritzker reflects on first year in office, looks ahead to 2020
— January 22, 2020SPRINGFIELD – On Jan. 14, 2019, Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker was sworn into office. A billionaire businessman from Chicago with no prior experience as an elected official, he took…
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