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Big Tax-Exempt Hospitals Are Turning Patient Discounts Into Corporate Profits
Friday, Feb 13, 2026 - Posted by Advertising Department [The following is a paid advertisement.] Across Illinois, large hospital systems and corporate PBMs are profiting from a program meant to help patients. The 340B program allows hospitals to buy medications at steep discounts, but those savings aren’t passed on to patients in need. Instead, large hospitals charge patients full price for 340B-discounted drugs, keep the difference, and share the cash with for-profit chain pharmacies and PBMs.
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Keep Insurance Affordable
Friday, Feb 13, 2026 - Posted by Advertising Department [The following is a paid advertisement.] The Illinois General Assembly is considering legislation (HB 3799, SA 2 &3) that could make homeowners insurance unaffordable for many Illinoisans. The proposal would destabilize a healthy, competitive market, creating a regulatory framework that is more extreme than what exists in any other state. This will increase premiums and reduce competition. Our robust insurance market has kept homeowners’ rates middle-of-the-pack nationally, even though Illinois has more hail damage claims than any other state except Texas. To protect affordability and consumer choice, lawmakers should VOTE NO. For more information, visit www.KeepInsuranceAffordable.org
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340B Invests In Patient Care – Support HB 2371 To Support Lifesaving Healthcare
Friday, Feb 13, 2026 - Posted by Rich Miller Sinai Chicago, one of Illinois’ largest safety net providers, can invest in services like specialty clinics and medication management because of drug cost savings from the federal 340B program. Yet pharmaceutical manufacturers have been restricting provider participation in the program, undermining the program’s purpose and restricting patient access to drugs and healthcare services. Dr. Wesley Gibbert with Erie Family Health Centers said helping low-income patients access affordable medications where they live is one of 340B’s most important roles. Two of his patients, a mother and son who both have diabetes, travel an hour from their Mundelein home to Chicago, and an hour back, because drugmakers arbitrarily restricted the FQHC to dispensing prescriptions at a single Chicago pharmacy. HB 2371 will prevent drugmakers from dictating which pharmacies healthcare providers can work with or forcing them into arrangements that undermine provider operations. Hospitals and FQHCs are urging House legislators to protect 340B. At a Feb. 1 rally, Sinai Chicago President and CEO Dr. Ngozi Ezike said, “We are standing up for those who are too often left behind, who are too often forgotten about. It’s time for our legislators to vote YES for HB 2371.” Patients across Illinois are counting on you. Learn more. 
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HB 3799 Raises Premiums And Destabilizes A Stable Insurance Market
Wednesday, Feb 11, 2026 - Posted by Advertising Department [The following is a paid advertisement.] Illinois’ competitive system protects consumers and keeps carriers investing here—let’s not break what works. Independent research shows slow, uncertain rate reviews push insurers out and costs up. HB 3799 was already defeated in Veto Session—keep it that way. Vote NO. Protect affordability. Vote NO on HB 3799.
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Showcasing The Retailers Who Make Illinois Work
Wednesday, Feb 11, 2026 - 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 Roseann in Tinley Park who serve their communities with dedication and pride.
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340B: A Lifeline For Patients
Wednesday, Feb 11, 2026 - Posted by Advertising Department [The following is a paid advertisement.] The Patient Access to Pharmacy Protection Act is a “bill that we all agree upon,” said James Brooks, CEO of Lawndale Christian Health Center, about the health centers and hospitals urging passage of HB 2371 SA 2. “We are in this fight together,” Brooks said during a Feb. 1 rally for the bill, which cleared the Illinois Senate 55-0 and a House committee 12-0 last May. Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) and hospitals work together to support Illinois’ healthcare system. FQHCs provide essential primary care in low-income communities, referring patients to hospitals for specialized care. While hospitals and FQHCs are doing their part to care for vulnerable residents, pharmaceutical companies only care about their bottom line and are failing to do their part to support the healthcare safety net. “340B is a lifeline for not only our patients that have to make a life and death decision every day of choosing to pay for drugs or other necessities of life,” said Mahomed Ouedraogo, CEO of Access Community Health Network. It’s also a “lifeline for every single community health center, every safety net hospital and our hospital partners.” The rally’s impassioned speeches spoke to the legislation’s urgency, as Illinois expects to lose up to $57 billion in federal Medicaid funding over 10 years. “We are standing up for those who are too often left behind, who are too often forgotten about,” said Dr. Ngozi Ezike, Sinai Chicago President and CEO. “It’s time to act and protect 340B. It’s time for our legislators to vote YES for HB 2371.” Learn more. 
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