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Illinois joins nation for National Minority Donor Awareness Month

The hope is to reverse the trend that finds minorities dominating the organ transplant list... #organdonation

Assistant Minority Leader Haas Urges Department of Financial & Professional Regulation to Address Behavioral Health License Application Delays

Leader Haas is the Republican Spokesperson for the Healthcare Availability & Access and Mental Health & Addiction Committees and has served her community as a social worker for over thirty years... #mentalhealth

New Illinois Law Caps the Price of Insulin

The bill passed unanimously through the General Assembly in May and was signed into law late last week. #insulin

South Suburbs Undergrads Selected for Renowned Northwestern Medicine Summer Pre-Med Internship Program

Just 3% of students were accepted to the program, welcoming students from 31 schools. #internship

Northwestern Medicine Hospitals Recognized as Best Hospitals by U.S. News & World Report

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Palos Hospital was rated as “High Performing” in colon cancer surgery, heart bypass surgery, knee replacement and the treatment of COPD, diabetes, heart failure, kidney failure, pneumonia and stroke. #northwesternmedicine

Suburban Chicago Businessman Found Guilty of Price Gouging N-95 Masks During COVID-19 Pandemic

“You can’t imagine my business. $50-80,000 a day, I did $1 million in the last couple weeks.” #covidfraud #n95masks #pricegouging

Despite Partial Freeze of Migrant Health Care Subsidies, Some Worry About Future Costs

Pritzker said it’s his goal to get “universal health care,” and his steps are moving in that direction. #migrants

Cook County Commissioner Donna Miller Convenes Hearing to Examine Maternal Morbidity and Mortality Rates in Cook County

The U.S. has one of the highest maternal mortality rates in the developed world. #materalmortality

Health Care Workers Who Cover Up Patient Abuse Face Stiffer Penalties Under New Law

The new law allows the OIG to report workers who engage in such misconduct to Illinois’ existing Health Care Worker Registry, which would bar them from working in any health care setting in the state. #abuse

Cook County Commissioner Frank J. Aguilar Encourages Eligible Residents to Apply for Medicaid Redetermination

The public health emergency declaration ended on May 11, 2023, causing Medicaid Continuous Enrollment and other Medicaid flexibilities to end as well. #medicaid

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