Combating Illinois healthcare workforce shortage: Illinois creates a behavioral health workforce education center
James Sklar | Mar 20, 2023 | Illinois
Pritzker administration announces campaign for Medicaid redeterminations
James Sklar | Mar 20, 2023 | Illinois
Governors from 20 states announce Reproductive Freedom Alliance
The Office of Governor Jay Inslee | Feb 21, 2023 | California, Colorado
Q&A: State Sen. Laura Fine on her healthcare priorities and outlook for Illinoisans’ behavioral health for the 2023 – 2024 legislative session
James Sklar | Feb 2, 2023 | Illinois
Q&A: Rep. La Shawn K. Ford on his healthcare priorities and outlook for the 2023 – 2024 legislative session
James Sklar | Jan 31, 2023 | Illinois
In this interview, Rep. La Shawn K. Ford (D – Chicago), discusses what healthcare problems his constituents are facing, how he’s addressing Illinois residents’ healthcare needs, and his legislative agenda for 2023. State of Reform: What's the biggest healthcare problem that's facing your constituents right now? Rep. La
5 Slides We're Discussing: The policy implications of new medicines
Patrick Jones | Nov 17, 2021 | Illinois, Michigan
Panelists discussed the importance of transparency and need for cost reductions on specialty drugs in State of Reform’s recent virtual conversation “5 Slides We’re Discussing: The policy implications of new medicines.” The experts called on pharmaceutical companies and pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) to be more transparent in their pricing and
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Patrick Jones | Nov 3, 2021 | Illinois, Michigan
The pandemic has shifted the politics and public opinion on health care. Where cost was a primary concern before COVID, now access to affordable innovations is top of consumers and policy makers minds. So, as a return to normalcy appears on the horizon, the intersection of cost pressures and innovation
Durbin, Duckworth Announce $35 Million In American Rescue Plan Funding For Illinois Health Centers
The Newsroom of Senator Dick Durbin | Oct 6, 2021 | Illinois
U.S. Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) today announced that 42 Community Health Centers (CHCs) throughout Illinois have been awarded a total of $35.7 million in American Rescue Plan funding to modernize their health care infrastructure and enhance their work to address health disparities in underserved communities. CHCs will use this
SB 967 to improve maternal health care and help reduce health disparities for women of color
Soraya Marashi | Sep 29, 2021 | Illinois
On Sep. 17, Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced the passage of Senate Bill 967 after the General Assembly approved the correction of a technical error in the legislation. The bill aims to further the state’s efforts in reducing health disparities and improving maternal health outcomes for women of color.
City of Chicago Announces Protect Chicago 77 Initiative to Get Entire City Engaged in COVID-19 Vaccine Campaign
Mayor's Press Office | Sep 24, 2021 | Illinois
Mayor Lori E. Lightfoot and the Chicago Department of Public Health today announced Protect Chicago 77 – a new, citywide community engagement campaign to ensure that at least 77 percent of all Chicago residents ages 12 and up have started their COVID-19 vaccination series by the end of the year. All Chicagoans are encouraged