States to reinstate half a million people’s Medicaid coverage after system errors

States to reinstate half a million people’s Medicaid coverage after system errors

Thirty states reported that they have mistakenly dropped tens of thousands of people, including children, from Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program, CHIP. In the Midwest and the surrounding region, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Minnesota, Ohio and Nebraska reported that they have not been complying with federal rules to renew people’s coverage after pandemic-era…

Fish in Illinois lakes & streams will no longer be tested for DDT
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Fish in Illinois lakes & streams will no longer be tested for DDT

Illinois is joining a growing list of states that will no longer test fish in lakes and rivers for DDT and other related pesticides.  Illinois began testing fish for organochlorine pesticides in the 1970s, a few years after the best-known one, DDT, was banned in the U-S. Up until the ban, the chemicals had been…

C-U Public Health hopes to ensure access to the COVID booster, regardless of insurance coverage

C-U Public Health hopes to ensure access to the COVID booster, regardless of insurance coverage

The new COVID-19 booster shot has rolled out at local pharmacies. The shots were approved earlier this month by the Food and Drug Administration and are recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for everyone six months and older. All prior COVID-19 shots have been paid for by the federal government. But the end of the federal…

217 Today: U.S. expands Temporary Protected Status to hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans

217 Today: U.S. expands Temporary Protected Status to hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans

Tuesday, September 26, 2023 Today’s headlines:  U.S. Senator Dick Durbin joined members of the United Auto Workers on the picket line Monday at the General Motors in Bolingbrook. Rantoul residents picked up clothes, baby food and even a home printer free of charge on Monday. The new COVID-19 booster shot is now available. The shots…