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Impending Medicaid Changes Could Leave Hundreds of Thousands Uninsured

Silence DoGood - February 10, 2023

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services estimates that when the continuous enrollment program ends, about 9.5 percent of Medicaid enrollees nationwide, or 8.2 million people, will lose coverage because they are no longer eligible. #medicaid

Politics

Report: Nursing homes in crisis with staff shortages

Peter Hancock | Capitol News Illinois - October 16, 2021

Report: Nursing homes in crisis with staff shortages (Springfield, IL) — A new report released Wednesday says staffing shortages at nursing homes in Illinois have reached crisis proportions and that people of color are most at risk of suffering the consequences.

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