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Reese told the editorial board that legislators allotted only 20 minutes for an overview presentation and that he will discuss the prison system’s health care needs in budget presentations.
Health care services in Missouri prisons are declining, according to a prison reform advocacy group. The nonprofit says providers are leaving, emergency care is getting denied, and 66 residents ...
The measure proposed by IL Gov. J. B. Pritzker will “save lives and lower health care costs” by reforming health insurance company practices.
Illinois has awarded a more than $4 billion prison medical care contract to the same company it's used for decades, despite lawsuits against the firm and complaints alleging substandard care.
Illinois officials have awarded a prison medical care contract to the same company it's been using for years, despite multimillion-dollar lawsuits and widespread accusations of substandard care.
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Illinois has awarded a more than $4 billion prison medical care contract to the same company it’s used for three decades, despite multimillion-dollar lawsuits against… ...
The Illinois Department of Corrections continues to battle lawsuits over what some say is a failing health care system.
Governor JB Pritzker today signed the Health Care and Human Services Reform Act into law Tuesday.
A massive health care reform bill, the fourth and final pillar of the Illinois Legislative Black Caucus agenda, passed the state Senate Thursday, the final step before heading to Gov. JB Pritzker ...