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Health care providers are scrambling to plan for the $1 trillion cut to federal Medicaid spending as they await what the changes mean for Illinois and their organizations.
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WGLT talks to Chestnut Health Systems and the Community Health Care Clinic about the potential impact of the Republican tax cut and spending bill.
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Around 118 McLean County immigrants are losing their health benefits through HBIA. They might face difficult decisions related to health care. The program is set to expire June 30.
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Primary care is where people go when they have symptoms of an unknown illness or for an annual physical. Providers in Bloomington-Normal want to make sure people know their main doctor can also provide mental health support.
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Several service providers in Bloomington-Normal say proposed Medicaid cuts threaten health care locally. The U.S. House recently passed a measure that would slice $880 billion over the next decade.
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The Salvation Army's Safe Harbor shelter hosted a two-day resource fair to help clients exiting the emergency winter shelter connect with needed services.
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A $21.7 million state grant is helping area organizations fulfill a promise to get wraparound services for youth in McLean County.
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Nonprofit partners, including Chestnut Health Systems and the Regional Office of Education, will work with Lifelong Access to provide wrap-around support for youth and teens.
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Chestnut Health Systems and Illinois Wesleyan University in Bloomington both received federal grants totaling $860,000 for mental health substance use prevention efforts.
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The McLean County Health Department just installed its free Narcan dispenser, making it the second place in town to offer a vending-style option for the opioid overdose reversal drug.