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Her background includes expanding patient access, improving clinical operations and developing workforce structures designed to strengthen healthcare delivery. #health #meldaansah #howardbrown

Last month, the Illinois Department of Human Services revealed plans to cut about 250 jobs at Choate and shift mental health beds to the northern part of the state. #centersquare #mentalhealth #protest

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Illinois Department of Revenue Director David Harris said the program provides a straightforward way for residents to support important services while filing their taxes. #tax #health #program

Under the program, eligible health care providers may apply for up to $3 million in capital improvement funding to upgrade facilities, expand capacity, or modernize infrastructure. #healthcenters #grant

State officials said the investment will help modernize rural healthcare delivery, expand telehealth and mobile services, and address workforce shortages in underserved areas. #healthcare #funding

State officials say the data will help public health agencies identify overdose spikes in real time, allowing for quicker intervention and more effective deployment of resources. #health #laws

The bill allows asylum seekers and people from countries with documented human-rights abuses to qualify, an expansion he calls a “backdoor” increase in taxpayer-funded coverage as border encounters rise and many asylum claims are denied. #medicaid #health

In April, doctors revised his diagnosis to progressive supranuclear palsy, a condition that affects movement, balance, speech, and cognitive function. #jessejackson #discharged #treatment

State health officials said Illinois’ position reflects recommendations from the Illinois Immunization Advisory Committee, a panel of medical and public health experts that reviewed the latest data earlier this week. #immunization #vaccines #newborns