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Early morning vote advances Illinois’ 'Terminally Ill Patients Act,' sparks outcry
Early morning vote advances Illinois’ 'Terminally Ill Patients Act,' sparks outcry
(The Center Square) – A controversial bill allowing terminally ill patients in Illinois to self-administer life-ending medication passed the legislature early Friday, sparking fierce debate over its...
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IL Health Network @ilhealthnetwork.bsky.social · 1h
Bill allowing terminally ill patients to obtain medication to end their lives will head to the governor
Capitol Fax.com - Your Illinois News Radar » Bill allowing terminally ill patients to obtain medication to end their lives will head to the governor
Senator Linda Holmes’ two-year pursuit to allow terminally ill adults in Illinois to choose to end their suffering on their own terms was passed by the Illinois State Senate Friday.
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IL Health Network @ilhealthnetwork.bsky.social · 1h
Pritzker issues executive order to address food insecurity, allocate $20 million to food banks
Pritzker issues executive order to address food insecurity, allocate $20 million to food banks | Health News Illinois
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IL Health Network @ilhealthnetwork.bsky.social · 1h
Lawmakers approve plan to improve immigration protections at hospitals
Lawmakers approve plan to improve immigration protections at hospitals | Health News Illinois
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IL Health Network @ilhealthnetwork.bsky.social · 1h
Lawmakers approve healthcare plan to codify immunization policy
Lawmakers approve healthcare plan to codify immunization policy | Health News Illinois
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IL Health Network @ilhealthnetwork.bsky.social · 2h
General Assembly approves plan to set minimum reimbursement rate for behavioral health services
General Assembly approves plan to set minimum reimbursement rate for behavioral health services | Health News Illinois
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IL Health Network @ilhealthnetwork.bsky.social · 2h
Plan to allow medical aid in dying passes Senate, heads to Pritzker
Plan to allow medical aid in dying passes Senate, heads to Pritzker | Health News Illinois
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IL Health Network @ilhealthnetwork.bsky.social · 3h
Affordable part of the ACA is no longer affordable for many Americans
Affordable part of the ACA is no longer affordable for many Americans
ACA increases are coming as Congress failed to extend pandemic-era subsidies. Forcing premiums up and sending insurance providers fleeing the marketplace.
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IL Health Network @ilhealthnetwork.bsky.social · 4h
Ryan Seacrest shares dad Gary Lee Seacrest has died
Ryan Seacrest shares dad Gary Lee Seacrest has died
Ryan Seacrest shared that his father Gary Lee Seacrest has died, a few months after sharing his father had been privately battling prostate cancer.
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IL Health Network @ilhealthnetwork.bsky.social · 5h
Blood pressure recall: What to do if you're impacted by the major recall of Prazosin
Major blood pressure recall: Which medication is recalled, and what to know if you have it
The widely-used blood pressure medication is being recalled over concerns it contains unsafe levels of a cancer-causing chemical.
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IL Health Network @ilhealthnetwork.bsky.social · 9h
Advances jeopardized if tax credits expire — Laura Minzer - Jacksonville Journal-Courier
Commentary: Health care advances for Illinoisans, others jeopardized if tax credits expire — Laura Minzer
Commentary: We cannot effectively address the flaws and improve if millions of Illinoisans lose coverage and are excluded from health care altogether. 
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IL Health Network @ilhealthnetwork.bsky.social · 1d
CVS Health to shut down 16 Oak Street Health clinics, including 1 in Chicago
CVS Health to shut down 16 'underperforming' Oak Street Health clinics, including 1 in Chicago
The chain of clinics, which specializes in Medicare patients, was purchased by CVS Health in 2023 for $10.6 billion.
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IL Health Network @ilhealthnetwork.bsky.social · 1d
Lawmakers consider healthcare package codifying immunization policy
Lawmakers consider healthcare package codifying immunization policy | Health News Illinois
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IL Health Network @ilhealthnetwork.bsky.social · 1d
Senate files plan to improve immigration protections at hospitals
Senate files plan to improve immigration protections at hospitals | Health News Illinois
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IL Health Network @ilhealthnetwork.bsky.social · 1d
HFS working toward application for federal rural health funding
HFS working toward application for federal rural health funding | Health News Illinois
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IL Health Network @ilhealthnetwork.bsky.social · 2d
First Aid/CPR/AED Training | Lombard, IL Patch
Local Event: First Aid/CPR/AED Training
Check out the latest community post from one of your neighbors. (The views expressed in this post are the author’s own.)
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IL Health Network @ilhealthnetwork.bsky.social · 2d
Court sides with Illinois, orders Trump administration to release funding for K-12 mental health programs
Court sides with Illinois, orders Trump administration to release funding for K-12 mental health programs | Health News Illinois
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IL Health Network @ilhealthnetwork.bsky.social · 2d
Cook County Health expands partnership with UIC, UI Health
Cook County Health expands partnership with UIC, UI Health | Health News Illinois
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IL Health Network @ilhealthnetwork.bsky.social · 2d
Illinois sues Trump administration over planned suspension of SNAP funding
Illinois sues Trump administration over planned suspension of SNAP funding | Health News Illinois
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IL Health Network @ilhealthnetwork.bsky.social · 2d
What to know as the annual sign-up window for health insurance arrives
What to know as the annual sign-up window for health insurance arrives
Health insurance sign-up season is here. Learn key deadlines, plan options and how to avoid penalties.
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IL Health Network @ilhealthnetwork.bsky.social · 2d
Health care advances jeopardized if premium tax credits expire - InsuranceNewsNet
Health care advances jeopardized if premium tax credits expire
However, I'm concerned that many of those coverage gains may evaporate if the U.S. Congress and the Trump Administration allow the enhanced premium tax credits to expire. Illinois moved swiftly to...
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IL Health Network @ilhealthnetwork.bsky.social · 2d
Canada is likely to lose its measles elimination status. The U.S. could be next.
Canada is likely to lose its measles elimination status. The U.S. could be next.
Neither country has been able to stop continuous spread of the highly contagious virus within the past year.
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IL Health Network @ilhealthnetwork.bsky.social · 3d
Chicago institutions broaden academic, clinical collaboration - Becker's Hospital Review
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IL Health Network @ilhealthnetwork.bsky.social · 3d
Lurie’s Children receives $4 million from Cal’s Angels to launch new leukemia program
Lurie’s Children receives $4 million from Cal’s Angels to launch new leukemia program | Health News Illinois
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IL Health Network @ilhealthnetwork.bsky.social · 3d
Officials warn of drastic spikes in ACA premiums
Officials warn of drastic spikes in ACA premiums | Health News Illinois
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