Illinois bills boost broadband access and ID cards for seniors
Governor Bruce Rauner signed measures to expand high speed internet access for Illinois seniors and make ID cards permanent for those 65 and older. The Broadband Advisory Council will guide expansion, while 65plus IDs become lifelong and free, with senior services funding strengthened.
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Bruce Rauner
Illinois
Broadband Advisory Council
Rauner
AARP
Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity
DCEO
Aarp Illinois
Ryan Gruenenfelder
Sena
Jil Tracy
Quincy
Jean Bohnhoff
Illinois Department On Aging
IDOA
Department On Aging
Aarp of Illinois
At&t
Illinois Farm Bureau
Illinois Municipal League
Illinois Telecommunications Association
Meals On Wheels
Two Women Indicted for Opioid Theft at Chicago Pharmacy
Elizabeth Cruz of Stone Park and Jacqueline Green of Chicago face conspiracy to possess a controlled substance with intent to deliver charges. Prosecutors say they stole about 56,000 hydrocodone pills from Allcare Discount Pharmacy on Chicago’s West Side between September 2015 and December 2017 for profit.
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Chicago
U.S
Elizabeth Cruz
Stone
New options emerge for opioid withdrawal after knee surgery
A reader asks about withdrawal after opioids for knee replacement. Advice covers regional anesthesia and nonopioid pain control to avoid addiction. Newly available aids include generic buprenorphine naloxone film, lofexidine for 14 days, NSS-2 Bridge ear stimulator, and auricular neuro-stimulation devices, with mixed evidence and cost considerations.
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Hillsdale
Florida
Food and Drug Administration
U.K
FDA
DyAnsys Inc
Illinois helpline reaches 5000 calls with new features
The Illinois Department of Human Services expands the Helpline for Opioids and Other Substances adding features such as clinician follow ups, warm transfers to treatment programs, and caller feedback. The program, now online at HelplinesIL.org, has logged over 5000 calls since last December and includes 24 hour access and free resources for individuals and families facing substance use disorders.
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Illinois Department of Human Services
IDHS
Bruce Rauner
Illinois
Evelyn Sanguinetti
Sangamo
Helplinelil. Org
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Centers For Disease and Prevention
1IDHS
Rauner
Better Care
Maria Bruni
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
Illinois Department of Human Services Division of
Illinois Medicaid fixes too late to save Pleasant Hill home
Pleasant Hill Healthcare in Macoupin County plans to close Sept. 1 despite Governor Rauner signing two Senate bills aimed at reducing Medicaid backlogs. Administrator Maryann Walker notes about $2.3 million in Medicaid payments are overdue for more than a dozen patients, with many already moved or deceased. The bills authorize banks to share financial data to help long term care eligibility determinations.
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Illinois
Bruce Rauner
Pleasant Hill Village
Maryann Walker
State Journal- Register
Rauner
Senate
Macoupin County
Pleasant Hill Healthcare
Walker
John Mulroe
Chicago
Dave Syverson
Rockford
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