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Emergency room, urgent care or primary care? Why preventive medicine can mitigate ...

Emergency room, urgent care or primary care? Why preventive medicine can mitigate emergency and urgent care visits We have all heard the old adage, “an ounce of prevention is better than a cure.” Our ...

Hospitals fight for reimbursement

ILLINOIS (WCIA) -- Officials with rural and inner city hospitals say they are tired of not getting money owed to them. Hospitals with large Medicaid populations rely heavily on reimbursements from Managed Care ...

Legislation Looks to Protect Illinois' Rural Hospitals

Illinois Information Service - March 5, 2019 -- A group of Illinois lawmakers joined safety-net hospitals on Tuesday to call for landmark reform of managed care companies under Illinois' Medicaid program. ...

Illinois bills would reform Medicaid managed care

The Quad City Times - May 5, 2019 -- Two bills introduced to the Illinois Statehouse would reform managed care companies under Illinois' Medicaid program. House Bill 2814 and Senate Bill 1807 aim to "provide ...

Lawmakers push for Medicaid managed care reform

By Peter Hancock | Capitol News Illinois | phancock@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD – Democratic state leaders said Tuesday that Illinois’ “managed care” Medicaid system is threatening the ...