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In a major step forward in the work to expand health equity across Illinois, Governor JB Pritzker today signed the Health Care and Human Services Reform Act into law.
The legislation, which represents the Illinois Legislative Black Caucus’ healthcare pillar, takes sweeping action to address health inequities and obstacles while establishing new programs, increasing oversight and trainings, building out a Community Health Worker certification and training program and improving transparency.
“Today, it’s my privilege to sign the fourth and final pillar from the Illinois Legislative Black Caucus into law, the Illinois Health Care and Human Services Reform Act,” said Governor JB Pritzker. “This legislation advances a key belief of mine that I know is shared by everyone standing with me, and millions of residents across Illinois: healthcare is a right, not a privilege. Thanks to the Black Caucus’ four pillars, now law, Illinois is a few st ....

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Gov. J.B. Pritzker today signed into law a sweeping health care reform bill that he and the Illinois Legislative Black Caucus hope will remove the “inequities and obstacles” that often keep Black and Brown communities from receiving the medical care to which they are entitled.
“Health care is a right, not a privilege, but for too long, too many Illinoisans have been denied that right, whether through healthcare deserts, inexcusable delays in Medicaid applications, through lack of access through high premiums, through doctors untrained to recognize symptoms on black skin,” Pritzker said before signing the bill. ....

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Pritzker signs bill aiming to improve healthcare equity for minorities in Illinois

Pritzker signs bill aiming to improve healthcare equity for minorities in Illinois
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Pritzker signs measure to address racism in health care

Pritzker signs measure to address racism in health care
Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Tuesday signed legislation to make health care more accessible and equitable for people of color.
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Updated 4/27/2021 3:22 PM
SPRINGFIELD Gov. J.B. Pritzker declared health care a right, not a privilege Tuesday as he signed a massive reform bill backed by the Illinois Legislative Black Caucus, the last of four policy pillars introduced as part of an anti-racism agenda last year.
The Illinois Health Care and Human Services Reform Act, contained in House Bill 158, is a 224-page bill made up of over a dozen provisions meant to end inequities in the Illinois health care system on the basis of race, income and other socioeconomic factors. ....

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SIH accepting applications for Registered Nurse Residency program

SIH accepting applications for Registered Nurse Residency program
SIH registered nurse residency program
By Colin Baillie | February 23, 2021 at 5:12 PM CST - Updated February 23 at 5:25 PM
CARTERVILLE, Ill. (KFVS) - Southern Illinois Healthcare is accepting applications now for its registered nurse, residency program.
The Healthcare provider has been doing this program since 2012 and has hired 647 new graduates.
To be eligible for the program, applicants must be graduates of an accredited college, hold an Illinois RN license and have less than six months of working experience as an RN. You can click here for more information.
Heather Julian, SIH nursing professional development practitioner, trains many of the nurses coming through the doors at Southern Illinois Healthcare. ....

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