healthcare access

'Now more than ever, we must elect leaders who are accountable to the people of Illinois and committed to dismantling the systems that have created these inequities.” #endorsement #election

Providers warn that recent actions by pharmaceutical manufacturers restricting how and where discounted medications can be dispensed are threatening the program, forcing hospitals and clinics to make difficult choices and putting patient care at risk in urban, suburban, and rural communities. #healthcare #drug #pricing

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

Cancer remains a leading cause of death on Chicago’s South Side and in the Southland, where social and economic factors contribute to higher cancer rates and poorer outcomes. #uchicago #cancerprevention #soutside

The ad, narrated over clips from news coverage, opens with the line, “Willie Preston is a fighter who runs toward trouble,” framing the Chicago Democrat as someone who intervenes when others hesitate. #ad #campaign #election

Stratton acknowledged the need to keep food assistance running and federal workers paid but said those priorities should not come at the expense of healthcare access. #funding #democrats

It's time to correct the course on 340B in Illinois... #340B

Instead, we call for thoughtful, equitable solutions that support—not sacrifice—the pillars of health and economic well-being in underserved communities. #MFN

These funds are being spent in underserved communities to fill gaps that exist in the healthcare system, with a focus on underlying conditions in areas of the state that are high on the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's social vulnerability index scale, and communities that have been disproportionately affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. #healthcare