Category: On The Record

Panelists talk misconceptions, financial impact of looming Medicaid changes

by Ryan Voyles | Mar 24, 2023 | Medicaid/Medicare, On The Record, Top Stories | 0

Next month, for the first time in three years, Medicaid will start asking members to redetermine their eligibility.

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SIU School of Medicine’s Dr. Kari Wolf talks new Behavioral Health Workforce Education Center

by Ryan Voyles | Mar 10, 2023 | Behavioral Health, On The Record, Top Stories | 0

This week saw state leaders formally launch a new center aimed at improving the recruitment, education and training of behavioral health professionals.

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OSF HealthCare’s Chris Manson talks effort to send ambulances to Ukraine

by Ryan Voyles | Feb 24, 2023 | On The Record, Top Stories | 0

A year ago, Chris Manson, OSF HealthCare vice president of government relations, didn’t expect to send 28 ambulances and a fire engine to Ukraine. Now, he has a goal of sending more than 40 ambulances.

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Lawmakers discuss return of Medicaid redeterminations, workforce and reproductive health legislation

by Ryan Voyles | Feb 17, 2023 | Legislature, On The Record, Top Stories | 0

Legislative leaders weighed in Wednesday during a Health News Illinois event in Springfield on the variety of healthcare proposals that may come up this spring.

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On the record with Memorial Health CEO Ed Curtis

by Ryan Voyles | Feb 10, 2023 | On The Record, Top Stories | 0

As his health system comes out of the COVID-19 pandemic, Memorial Health CEO Ed Curtis said they are “laser-focused” on further integrating its five hospitals and dozens of clinics across central Illinois.