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Rides For Moms Provides Transportation To Prenatal Care
Wednesday, May 15, 2024 - Posted by Advertising Department [The following is a paid advertisement.] Surgo Ventures partnered with Uber Health and local health centers to provide transportation assistance to expectant mothers facing transportation challenges to their prenatal appointments. Across one city, the initiative covered over 30,000 miles, ensuring over 450 participants reached their prenatal appointments without hassle. One participant shared, ‘There were days when I didn’t want to get up from bed. Knowing that someone was going to pick me up… made me feel safer.’ With programs like Rides for Moms, transportation is no longer a barrier for new mothers to access essential medical care. Learn more
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Vote YES On IHA’s Legislation To Address Unnecessary Care Denials By Medicaid MCOs
Wednesday, May 15, 2024 - Posted by Advertising Department [The following is a paid advertisement.] Every day, Illinois hospitals provide lifesaving care. To provide that care, hospitals must overcome obstacles from Medicaid managed care organizations (MCOs), whose inappropriate denials of prior authorization requests harm patients. There are countless examples of MCOs overriding a physician’s medical determination and of the hurdles hospitals face in providing needed care. Here are a few:
• A young child on dialysis was denied authorization for a kidney transplant listing and transplant, which unnecessarily delayed the child’s transplant listing for several weeks, with considerable time spent by the clinical team to appeal. • Tests showed a patient with back pain had metastatic lesions throughout her body and an unusual appearance to one ovary. Her MCO wouldn’t approve imaging or an oncologist visit. Fearing for the patient’s health, the hospital’s oncology team committed to seeing the patient that week. The Illinois Health and Hospital Association urges lawmakers to pass legislation addressing harmful prior authorization practices and eliminate barriers to healthcare for Illinois’ most vulnerable populations. Support IHA’s MCO prior authorization reforms.
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Broad Support For Carbon Capture And Storage Across Illinois, “Vital” For The Environment and Downstate Growth
Tuesday, May 14, 2024 - Posted by Advertising Department [The following is a paid advertisement.] A growing chorus of labor unions, government officials, business and industry voices, and the academic community are speaking up about the critical role that carbon capture and storage (CCS) can play in helping Illinois reach its clean energy goals. The Capture Jobs Now Coalition is supporting legislation (SB3311/HB569) to advance CCS projects in our state while prioritizing jobs and economic development in local communities. Pat Devaney, Secretary-Treasurer of the AFL-CIO, and Mark Denzler, President and CEO of the Illinois Manufacturers’ Association:
For more information on Capture Jobs Now, please click here
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Showcasing The Retailers Who Make Illinois Work
Tuesday, May 14, 2024 - Posted by Advertising Department [The following is a paid advertisement.] Retail provides one out of every five Illinois jobs, generates the second largest amount of tax revenue for the state, and is the largest source of revenue for local governments. But retail is also so much more, with retailers serving as the trusted contributors to life’s moments, big and small. We Are Retail and IRMA are dedicated to sharing the stories of retailers like Chris, who serve their communities with dedication and pride.
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Protect Illinois Hospitality And Vote NO On House Bill 5345
Tuesday, May 14, 2024 - Posted by Advertising Department [The following is a paid advertisement.] Protect Illinois Hospitality is a coalition of tipped workers, chambers of commerce, service operators, and local small businesses who strongly support keeping the tip credit available for Illinois businesses. 
Tell your state legislators to VOTE NO on House Bill 5345 and Protect Illinois Hospitality
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Get The Facts On The Illinois Prescription Drug Board
Tuesday, May 14, 2024 - Posted by Advertising Department [The following is a paid advertisement.] The price-setting board proposed in HB4472 is not the solution for Illinois. It would give bureaucrats the power to arbitrarily set medicine prices, deciding what medicines and treatments are “worth” paying for. We can’t leave Illinoisans’ health care up to political whims. Let’s make it easier, not harder for patients to access their medicines. Click here to learn more.
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Support IHA’s Prior Authorization Reforms To End Unnecessary Denials Of Needed Care
Tuesday, May 14, 2024 - Posted by Advertising Department [The following is a paid advertisement.] Getting needed care for any health issue is best done sooner than later. For patients insured through Medicaid managed care organizations (MCOs), preauthorization denials are all too common. These inappropriate denials delay care, leading to poorer health outcomes while reducing MCO costs and increasing shareholder profits. The prior authorization processes of MCOs are inconsistent and complex. One Illinois MCO had a 41% denial rate while another denied 15% of prior authorization requests, the U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (OIG) found. What’s more, MCO’s self-report scattered outcomes from the appeals process, which requires countless hours of physicians and hospital staff. One Illinois MCO reported overturning 57% of denied prior authorization requests. Another said it overturns 63% of denied prior authorization requests on appeal. What would prior authorization reform mean for patients? It would mean living fuller, healthier lives without unnecessary time away from work, school or family responsibilities. It would mean less stress, better health outcomes and a more productive future. The Illinois hospital community urges legislators to pass commonsense legislation to streamline access to care and improve health outcomes by eliminating inappropriate prior authorization practices and embracing care coordination. Support IHA’s MCO prior authorization reforms.
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