Leasa Taylor
Leasa Taylor
“We’re a hospital, and we also have a primary care facility and a specialty group. We serve all aspects of the community."
How Illinois can end its Medicaid nightmare
How Illinois can end its Medicaid nightmare
After hundreds of waiting list deaths and an unsustainable enrollment explosion, Illinois policymakers must act swiftly to contain this growing nightmare. Thankfully, they have options.
Hundreds on Medicaid waiting list in Illinois die while waiting for care
Hundreds on Medicaid waiting list in Illinois die while waiting for care
Illinois has a Medicaid crisis. With an Obamacare Medicaid expansion program that continues to spiral out of control, newly obtained data confirm fears that the expansion program would prioritize able-bodied adults over the state’s truly vulnerable residents.
Illinois’ Medicaid expansion enrollment continues to climb, putting vulnerable at risk
Illinois’ Medicaid expansion enrollment continues to climb, putting vulnerable at risk
The surging numbers of able-bodied adults in ObamaCare’s Medicaid expansion threatens funding for Illinois’ neediest residents and discourages work among those enrolled.
Illinois Department of Insurance: Premiums for plans on ObamaCare exchange set to skyrocket
Illinois Department of Insurance: Premiums for plans on ObamaCare exchange set to skyrocket
New data released by the Illinois Department of Insurance reveal premiums for health insurance plans on Illinois’ ObamaCare exchange could soar by an average of 44 to 55 percent in 2017.
Health care costs consume 25 percent of Illinois’ budget
Health care costs consume 25 percent of Illinois’ budget
Spending on Medicaid has increased 141 percent since 2000, compromising other programs that help the needy.
Missouri lawmaker proposes bill to allow pharmacists to prescribe birth control
Missouri lawmaker proposes bill to allow pharmacists to prescribe birth control
A Republican-sponsored bill in Missouri could make it easier, less costly and more convenient for women across Illinois’ border to obtain birth control.
Illinois Medicaid expansion enrollment at nearly double original projections
Illinois Medicaid expansion enrollment at nearly double original projections
Illinois’ costs for the ObamaCare Medicaid expansion could be nearly $1.5 billion higher than originally expected as the state has added 633,671 able-bodied adults to the rolls.
Rauner signs law allowing ‘right to try’ experimental drugs
Rauner signs law allowing ‘right to try’ experimental drugs
The Right to Try Act will allow terminally ill patients access to experimental medical treatments.
Reforming Illinois Medicaid: How to cut waste, fraud and abuse
Reforming Illinois Medicaid: How to cut waste, fraud and abuse
Medicaid is one of Illinois government’s largest and fastest-growing expenses, accounting for more than 28 percent of the state’s total operating budget.1 It has also been a prime target of waste, fraud and abuse, earning a “high risk” designation from the U.S. Government Accountability Office.2 Most states, including Illinois, have focused fraud-prevention efforts on provider...
Crony chronicles: Certificates of need
Crony chronicles: Certificates of need
How an Illinois state board known mainly for corruption operates a Soviet-style system proven to fail.
Making Medicaid work for Illinois
Making Medicaid work for Illinois
Full-time workers make up less than one-third of Illinois’ Medicaid rolls.
Cadillac tax will cost Illinois billions without health-benefit reforms
Cadillac tax will cost Illinois billions without health-benefit reforms
If retiree health benefits remain unchanged, Illinois taxpayers will foot the bill for an estimated $1 billion through 2035 in Cadillac taxes on retiree health-insurance plans alone.
Proposed law could save terminally ill patients in Illinois
Proposed law could save terminally ill patients in Illinois
Right-to-Try laws empower patients whose lives are on the line.