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Telehealth Addresses Health Equity: Pass HB3498 In The Illinois Senate
Tuesday, May 18, 2021 - Posted by Advertising Department [The following is a paid advertisement.] From OSF HealthCare’s new OnCall building in Peoria, healthcare professionals manage telehealth services across the system’s 14 hospitals and in its primary and specialty care offices. Catapulted by the pandemic, telehealth can address health inequities and disparities. Jennifer Junis, senior vice president of OSF OnCall Digital Health, told WCBU that telehealth can be particularly helpful in rural areas where distance may limit access to care. As part of its telehealth efforts, OSF HealthCare deployed hotspot tablets in rural households that lack WiFi or internet. To reduce barriers and improve patient outcomes, the Coalition to Protect Telehealth urges the Senate to pass House Bill 3498. This bipartisan legislation, passed unanimously in the House, will ensure Illinoisans continue to have access to innovative telehealth services after the pandemic. UnityPlace in Peoria offers virtual psychiatric appointments, substance use disorder treatment and group therapy. UnityPlace President Dr. Ted Bender told WCBU it was clear when the pandemic began that remote treatment options would become more common. “I think it’s here to stay, and I think it’s a great thing,” Dr. Bender said. “It’s going to improve access, which in mental health is the key to everything.” Learn more about the benefits of telehealth at https://protectillinoistelehealth.org/.
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Governor Pritzker Said On The Campaign Trail: “I’m In Favor Of Fair Maps.”
Tuesday, May 18, 2021 - Posted by Advertising Department [The following is a paid advertisement.] We can’t have fair maps if those maps aren’t drawn using the full set of detailed Census data. But, due to census delays, Illinois politicians are planning to use outdated, estimated numbers to draw election maps that will last for a decade. We know those estimates missed tens of thousands of us. We need the next set of election district maps to fully reflect our communities, and the only way that can happen is if those maps are drawn with current, complete Census data to give all our communities accurate and fair representation. Call Governor Pritzker’s office today to ask that he push lawmakers to seek court permission to delay the process so that the next set of election maps are drawn with COMPLETE Census data, NOT old estimates. Find your lawmakers contact information to ask for them to seek a delay here: https://www.changeil.org/legislator-map/
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Springfield: Restricting PBM Tools Will Raise Costs for Consumers, Employers + the State
Tuesday, May 18, 2021 - Posted by Advertising Department [The following is a paid advertisement.] Employers in Illinois provide prescription drug coverage for nearly 6.7 million Illinoisans. In order to help keep care more affordable, employers work with pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs), who deploy a variety of tools to reduce prescription drug costs and help improve health outcomes. In addition to helping employers, PBMs also work with the Illinois Medicaid program in the same way to help control costs. Over the last five years, PBMs have saved the state and taxpayers nearly $340 million. Today, Illinois faces a multibillion budget shortfall as more Illinoisans are relying on Medicaid to help meet their health care coverage needs. As legislators work to address these challenges, one way to help ensure continued cost savings is by strengthening the PBM tools that the State and employers use, which are poised to save employers, consumers and the State $39 billion over the next 10 years. These are meaningful savings that will help continue to contain costs, ensure consumer access to medicines and drive savings in public health programs. Amid a pandemic and economic challenges, now is the time to strengthen, not limit, the tools that employers, consumers and the State rely on to manage costs and ensure consumers can access the medicines they need.
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