The Illinois Primary Health Care Association was awarded a .2 million grant from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to operate a statewide health insurance navigator program. Cyrus Winnett, senior vice president of public policy for the IPHCA, said the organization will work with local health centers and help provide navigators.
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• Illinois Critical Access Hospital Network;
• Illinois Primary Health Care Association;
• National Multiple Sclerosis Society; and
• The Kennedy Forum.
The Coalition to Protect Telehealth strongly supports House Bill 3498
and urges Senators to vote “YES” on bill. This legislation advances health equity by allowing patients to be treated via telehealth in their home, prohibiting geographic or facility restrictions on telehealth services, and reimbursing telehealth services at the same rate as in-person care.
Learn how permanent telehealth coverage will continue to provide Illinoisans’ access to quality, appropriate care. Visit https://protectillinoistelehealth.org/ for a complete listing of coalition members. - Posted by
By Bill Knight
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker and health-care officials last week launched a program to dispel myths surrounding the COVID-19 vaccine. The $60 million state program – in partnership with OSF Healthcare System, the Illinois Primary Health Care Association, and the Illinois Public Health Association – will build “confidence among our unvaccinated residents,” Pritzker said.
“This program is about one-on-one connections involving established, trusted members of the community,” he said. “Misinformation packaged as truth-telling on social media makes the decision to get vaccinated nerve-racking.”
There’s some confusion about getting COVID-19 vaccinations, which has led to reluctance to get protected and protect others, so concerned health, community and church leaders are appealing to people to get vaccinated since it’s morally acceptable AND an act of charity.