Category: Federal Government

Duckworth proposes plan to protect access to IVF, other assisted reproductive technology

by Ryan Voyles | May 1, 2023 | Facilities, Federal Government, Health Tech, Hospitals, Reproductive Healthcare, Top Stories | 0

Illinois Democratic Sen. Tammy Duckworth last week introduced legislation aiming to protect access to in vitro fertilization and other assisted reproductive technology across the country.

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Duckworth announces federal funding for John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital’s NICU

by Ryan Voyles | Apr 26, 2023 | Facilities, Federal Government, Hospitals, Infrastructure, Pediatrics, Top Stories | 0

Over $860,000 in federal funds will head to John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital in Chicago to support its neonatal intensive care unit, Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Ill., announced this week.

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Illinois leaders praise Supreme Court decision to ensure access to mifepristone

by Ryan Voyles | Apr 24, 2023 | Federal Government, Public Health, Reproductive Healthcare, Top Stories | 0

Illinois’ Democratic leaders praised a Friday ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court that blocked lower court decisions that banned or limited the Food and Drug Administration-approved use of the abortion pill mifepristone.

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Illinois offers providers advancements on Medicaid payment to stockpile abortion medication

by Ryan Voyles | Apr 14, 2023 | Abortion, Federal Government, Legislature, Medicaid/Medicare, Pharmacy, Prescription Drugs, Public Health, Reproductive Healthcare, Top Stories | 0

Illinois has offered providers advances on Medicaid payments to ensure they will be able to offer patients abortion medication “as long as possible,” Gov. JB Pritzker said Thursday.

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