Category: Pharmacy

Lawmakers seek to codify COVID-19 orders related to licensure

by Ryan Voyles | Mar 16, 2023 | coronavirus, COVID-19 Update, Pharmacy, Population Health, Public Health, Top Stories, Workforce | 0

Lawmakers are set to consider a proposal that will codify certain executive orders issued during the COVID-19 pandemic for individuals entering the healthcare workforce.

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House committee approves plan to lower insulin copay to $35

by Ryan Voyles | Mar 9, 2023 | Legislature, Pharmacy, Prescription Drugs, Top Stories | 0

A House committee approved a plan Wednesday evening to lower the state’s cap on the out-of-pocket cost of insulin to $35.

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

by Ryan Voyles | Mar 8, 2023 | Health Tech, Hospitals, Pharmacy, Top Stories | 0

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

by Ryan Voyles | Mar 6, 2023 | Pharmacy, Population Health, Prescription Drugs, Public Health, Reproductive Healthcare, Top Stories | 0

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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