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Pritzker talks session timeline, programs, spending

Gun, abortion-related bills could wait until new year, depending on lawmaker support

SPRINGFIELD (Capitol News Illinois) – In a series of downstate news conferences coinciding with the Illinois State Fair, Gov. JB Pritzker this week gave an update on the possibility of a special session, outlined new state infrastructure investments, and announced a new program for some Illinoisans over age 55. While the governor quickly announced he would call a special session after the landmark Supreme Court case Roe vs. Wade was overturned in June, lawmakers have thus far not scheduled any […]

todayAugust 16, 2022 13

National

Trump signs executive orders on unemployment, payroll tax, evictions

BEDMINSTER, N.J. (UPI) -- President Donald Trump signed several executive orders Saturday, including an order to provide an extra $400 in weekly unemployment aid to those whose $600 weekly benefits expired in July as well as eviction protections and student loan relief. A fourth executive order would defer payroll tax payments for people who earn less than $100,000. It would take effect retroactively and continue through December. During a press conference in Bedminster, N.J., Saturday to announce the orders, the […]

todayAugust 8, 2020 9

Business & Lifestyle

1 in 4 Medicare recipients undergoes cardiac rehab after heart event

(UPI) -- Only one in four Medicare recipients undergo cardiac rehabilitation following a heart attack or other heart-related health event, a study has found. In research published Tuesday in the journal Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes, researchers found that about 25 percent of Medicare beneficiaries participate in a cardiac rehabilitation program. Of those who did, only 24 percent initiated the program within 21 days of the acute cardiac event or surgery, and only 27 percent completed the full course of […]

todayJanuary 14, 2020 4

health care fraud

Business & Lifestyle

How health care fraud in Michigan represents a wider problem

Six medical providers made headlines weeks ago after they were indicted for illegally prescribing around 13.2 million doses of prescription for painkillers. In an indictment on December 6, the doctors from Michigan were charged with insurance fraud amounting to $464 million. The court issued 56 counts of the indictment against the owner of the Pain Center USA in Eastpointe and Warren, Michigan and the Interventional Pain Center in Warren, Mich., 77-year-old Dr. Rajendra Bothra and five other doctors who work in the […]

todayDecember 31, 2018 10

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Business & Lifestyle

CVS Health: Deal to buy Aetna will close after Thanksgiving

WOONSOCKET, R.I. (UPI) -- CVS Health's $69 billion acquisition of Aetna will take longer than expected as the retail pharmacy needs approval from two more state departments of insurance. Earlier this month, CVS CEO Larry Merlo said the deal was on track to close before Thanksgiving. In a SEC filing Tuesday, the company said that now won't happen until after the holiday. "CVS Health has made significant progress and is in the final states of the approval process with the […]

todayNovember 21, 2018 11

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