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The lawsuit is based on a 2010 complaint by Don Lippert, a diabetic inmate at Stateville Correctional Center who claimed he was denied his twice-daily doses of insulin, that grew into a class action against the state.
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More than 300,000 Illinois residents could lose health insurance coverage when Medicaid pandemic protections end on March 31.
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Those involved in the Central Illinois Bridge Academy say the new program for adolescents with mental health concerns is going very well. The academy, which opened Sept. 12 in space shared with MarcFirst just off Shepard Park in Normal, has 16 junior high and high school students.
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Health experts have identified access to care, mental health and healthy living as priorities in McLean County's new community needs health assessment. The plan is based on health data compiled over the last several years.
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Planned Parenthood's Bloomington health center is already seeing an increase in abortion patients from out-of-state — just two weeks after Roe v. Wade was overturned.
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Tens of thousands more people may seek abortions in Illinois. Hospitals and clinics worry they won’t have enough staff to treat them.
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McLean County resident Carolyn Moon is one of those uber volunteers, the ones that give fire to any organization. She has been a patient educator in hospitals, and made sure children are educated on health issues. Moon also is this year's "Champion of Care" honoree and will be recognized May 12 by Planned Parenthood of Illinois for decades of volunteerism.
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McLean County ranks 15th in overall health in Illinois, according to an annual study of about 30 factors.
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The head of a large long-term care company based in Bloomington said lawmakers did good work on nursing home reform in the spring session. One bill, more than a year in the making, will annually put $700 million more into the revenue stream (HB 246).
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Gov. JB Pritzker declared health care “a right, not a privilege” Tuesday as he signed a massive reform bill backed by the Illinois Legislative Black…