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Opinion: As Illinois patients struggle to afford care, hospitals profit
A little-known program allows hospitals to purchase drugs for as little as a penny and then resell them for thousands, inflating Illinoisans’ pharmacy bills and insurance premiums.
Listen: Mental Health Courts Offer People Facing Prison an Imperfect Alternative
A new podcast episode revisits a recent investigation of mental health courts by Illinois Answers and Mindsite News.
Statewide: The unfulfilled promise of mental health courts
Mental health courts have expanded in Illinois. There are 31 of them in 25 counties. But a new report finds about two million Illinoisans are left out.
Opinion: Illinois’ ‘flat’ tax isn’t flat — and it’s costing us billions
Illinoisans are struggling to afford the basics. The least we can do is stop subsidizing the luxuries of people who have everything they need and then some.
Prison or treatment? Thousands participate in mental health courts. Half graduate — and millions are left out
This story is a collaboration between Illinois Answers and the Chicago bureau of MindSite News; sign up to receive their newsletter here. Bloomington native Shayla Woodworth had struggled with mental illness and […]
Report outlines premature deaths, chronic health problems among homeless Illinoisans
A volunteer with Street Samaritans hands out a care package to a person camping underneath a bridge in November in the Chicago area. (Medill Illinois News Bureau by Jacques Abou-Rizk)
Cook County Health chief medical officer voices concern as ACA subsidies set to expire Thursday
Without an extension of ACA subsidies, premiums are expected to double and triple for the 550,000 Illinoisans enrolled in the marketplace, making it unaffordable for many.