Barred from Medicaid, some pregnant immigrants have few options for care
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Barred from Medicaid, some pregnant immigrants have few options for care

DES MOINES, Ia. — Last spring, two pregnant women who had recently arrived from Myanmar showed up at Abigail Sui’s home in Des Moines, Iowa. They needed help finding prenatal care. Sui, a program director for EMBARC, an Iowa-based nonprofit that supports immigrants, figured she could help these women navigate the health care system. “Because…

Savoy asks Unit 4 school district to reinstate neighborhood schools
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Savoy asks Unit 4 school district to reinstate neighborhood schools

SAVOY — The Savoy Village Board voted unanimously on Tuesday to recommend the Champaign Unit 4 School District reinstate neighborhood schools. The Savoy Board of Trustees said they were reflecting concerns Savoy parents had brought to them.  “I believe what you’re all saying is that you want to promote neighborhood schools with a goal of…

217 Today: Pregnant immigrants struggle to find prenatal care amid restrictive federal laws

217 Today: Pregnant immigrants struggle to find prenatal care amid restrictive federal laws

Wednesday, November 2, 2022 Today’s headlines: A long legal battle between inmates and the Illinois Department of Corrections over mental health care has taken another turn. Carle Health in Urbana will take over management of several hospitals in central Illinois from UnityPoint Health. The Village of Savoy voted unanimously on Tuesday to recommend the Champaign…