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Pritzker defends administration’s response to issues at mental health facility in Anna

Gov. JB Pritzker told reporters Wednesday that his administration did what it could in addressing issues at the troubled Choate Mental Health and Developmental Center in Anna ahead of Wednesday's announcement of changes for the campus.

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Illinois launches new Behavioral Health Workforce Education Center

State and local leaders convened Wednesday in Springfield to launch a new center aimed at improving the recruitment, education and training of behavioral health professionals.

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Exceptional Care & Training Center plans $27.1 million relocation of services

Exceptional Care & Training Center is seeking permission from the Illinois Health Facilities and Services Review Board to replace its Sterling skilled nursing facility with a new $21.7 million center.

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Raoul praises proposed HHS rule partially rescinding Trump-era policy on conscience protections

Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul joined nearly two dozen attorneys general this week to support a proposal to partially rescind a rule implemented in 2019 that protects providers who refuse to provide care based on religious beliefs or moral convictions.

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Pritzker announces ‘transformation initiative’ for mental health facility in Anna

Transformational changes are planned for the troubled Choate Mental Health and Developmental Center in Anna under a proposal announced Wednesday by Gov. JB Pritzker and the Department of Human Services.

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State releases guidance on protections against abortion-related discrimination

State officials laid out guidance last week on existing protections for individuals against discrimination based on abortion and other reproductive health decisions.

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Report: Paying family members for at-home medical care of children could address healthcare workforce shortage

States have the potential to address the shortage of home healthcare workers for children with complex medical needs by offering family members training and payment, according to a recent report by researchers at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago.

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Pritzker calls on Walgreens to reconsider decision to not distribute abortion pills in certain states

Gov. JB Pritzker on Friday called on Deerfield-based Walgreens to reconsider the company's decision not to dispense abortion pills in several states where they are legal.

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Medicare Advantage association, CMS clash over impact of proposed payment changes

Proposed payment changes for Medicare Advantage plans could reduce benefits for Illinoisans by more than $400 next year, according to an independent analysis funded by a Medicare Advantage advocacy group and disputed by the Centers for Medicare and Medicare Services. 

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Dana Weiner on the blueprint for children’s behavioral health ‘transformation’

Dana Weiner, a senior policy fellow at Chapin Hall at the University of Chicago, will lead what officials hope will be transformational change for childhood behavioral health services in Illinois.

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