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Fixing the disparity with health outcomes for the state’s Black communities was a priority of the Illinois Legislative Black Caucus.
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Policies related to public vs. private health insurance coverage have divided the presidential field, but there is more agreement on drug pricing.
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Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker says he’s counting on new taxes to help close the state’s 3.2 billion dollar budget hole. NPR Illinois reporters are taking a…
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Illinois is on track to expand the number of physician assistants allowed to treat patients, especially in many rural areas.Senate Bill 2904 increases the…
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During the more than two years that Illinois went without a state spending plan, hospitals, dentists and other health care providers waited months or even…
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One of the Democrats running for governor of Illinois is proposing a huge expansion in a government healthcare program.Under current law, Medicaid is for…
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Recently, several social policy debates have moved from the legislature to the judicial system.Mindy Swank’s water broke just four months into her…
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Labor unions are attacking Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner for several vetoes issues late last week. The Republican governor rejected measures that would have…
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The state’s heroin crisis has captured headlines and the attention of lawmakers. But in the past few years, the number of methamphetamine lab busts has…