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Speech therapists, also known as Speech-Language Pathologists, or SLPs for short, are facing major challenges, like stagnant pay and sky-high caseloads. It’s making many consider leaving the field. In a 2-part story, WNIJ’s Peter Medlin has more on the problems...and how it hurts their patients.
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John Perryman is a pediatrician with Mercyhealth in Roscoe. He sees patients struggling to afford medications. Some families, he says, disappear for…
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Several people with ties to a Rockford home health care agency have been indicted in a national crackdown on opioids.Zosima Victuelles, Mylene Masiclat,…
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Medicare’s annual open enrollment ends December 7th. State insurance program director Sandy Leith says it’s a good time for residents to review their…
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Nearly 349,000 Illinois residents have signed up for health insurance or were automatically renewed for coverage though the federal marketplace…
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Health officials say more than 500,000 Medicare patients in Illinois will have their health care needs coordinated by federally designated "accountable…
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A bigger portion of older people's income could be going to healthcare costs next year.This change is based on something seemingly unrelated: Low gas…
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The Illinois Department on Aging says seniors and disabled people can get free help enrolling in Medicare now through early December.Agency Director John…
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Illinois officials will hold an informational seminar from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. Tuesday at NIU's Holmes Student Center.The event is for Illinois retirees…
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Some of Northern Illinois' most prominent research hospitals face penalties for having too many patients return for a second visit within a month of being…