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Category: Vaccination

Duckworth calls on health plans to bolster access to RSV immunization for children

by Ryan Voyles | Oct 17, 2023 | Public Health, Top Stories, Vaccination | 0

Sen. Tammy Duckworth is calling on health plans to do more to boost access for children to a drug that helps treat respiratory syncytial virus.

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Becerra talks expanding access to health services during Chicago visit

by Ryan Voyles | Jul 25, 2023 | coronavirus, Federal Government, Medicaid/Medicare, Top Stories, Vaccination | 0

U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra used a Monday stop in Chicago to highlight steps the Biden administration has taken to increase access to healthcare services.

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Changes to healthcare program for undocumented people, Medicaid redeterminations create ‘perfect storm’

by Rachael Lallensack | Jun 30, 2023 | ACA, Dental, Education, Hospitals, Insurance, Medicaid/Medicare, Mental Health, Public Health, Reproductive Healthcare, State Budget, Top Stories, Vaccination | 0

At a Health News Illinois panel this week, advocates outlined impacts of proposed changes by Gov. JB Pritzker’s administration to a program offering Medicaid-like coverage for undocumented individuals and described efforts on the ground as an enrollment pause for those who aren’t seniors begins Saturday.