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A music therapist from Bloomington-Normal said the ability to bill Medicaid lowers barriers for people with disabilities—and makes it easier for her to stay in business.
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This term’s Supreme Court decision that allows states to ban gender-affirming healthcare for adolescent transgender minors is causing fear, frustration, and resolve in the LGBTQ+ community in Bloomington-Normal.
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OSF HealthCare has officially unveiled a new ICU expansion at St. Joseph Medical Center. This additional space houses more beds, bigger rooms, updated technology and a unique layout for the staff.
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Mifepristone, a drug used in medical abortion, has come under threat by the Trump administration in recent months. The widely used abortion bill is still legal. It survived a court challenge last year, but state Rep. Dagmara Avelar said she is concerned that reproductive health care remains under attack.
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The bill’s passage comes a year after APM Reports revealed that dozens of hospitals violated the 49-year-old law.
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The City of Bloomington’s proposal to place higher fees on massage establishments and adult-oriented businesses as a way to suppress human trafficking is on hold, at least for two weeks.
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Home Sweet Home Ministries will present a grant proposal Monday that, if approved, would cover almost half the money needed to build a proposed shelter village for the unhoused in Bloomington called The Bridge.
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The hospital network plans to expand behavioral health services in Urbana, relocating cardiovascular surgeons and specialists to OSF St. Joseph Medical Center in Bloomington.
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Hundreds of workers will lose their jobs as Champaign-based Health Alliance plans to cease operations by the end of the year.
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First responders and other community members got a new perspective on caring for those with dementia during a recent Virtual Dementia Tour event in Normal.
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U.S. Rep. Eric Sorensen is urging the public to call Republican lawmakers to protest proposed cuts to food aid and health insurance programs for lower income people.
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The end of May sees the celebration of Memorial Day, the last days of the school year and, for parents and families, the start of the swimming season. A new partnership from the City of Bloomington aims to educate the public on water safety before diving headfirst into the pool.