On the 21st: Two years of unpaid bills during the state’s budget impasse have driven many doctors into debt. What does all this mean for Medicaid patients in Illinois? Plus, we spoke with Cairo mayor Tyrone Coleman following HUD Secretary Ben Carson's visit regarding public housing development.
A federal judge on Wednesday agreed that Medicaid service-providers must be paid faster despite the ongoing budget impasse.
But Judge Joan Lefkow declined to say how the state should go about making those payments, instead urging attorneys for Medicaid patients to continue negotiations with state comptroller Susana Mendoza.
As women rallied at the Illinois Capitol Tuesday, the House passed a measure that would allow abortion to be covered by Medicaid and state-employee health insurance. If it also passes the Senate, it would be the first abortion legislation sent to the governor’s desk in 17 years.
Yvonne Hardcastle was at her wit’s end. Her son, Alfredo Mejia, was 7 years old. He was angry all the time and had been diagnosed with behavior problems and ADHD, but that didn’t feel right. She didn’t know what was wrong, but her mother’s intuition kept pushing her to find help for her boy.
A new law makes a drug that counteracts opioid overdose easier to get. But is that enough?
