The State of IL will issue a Request for Grant Applications on April 1, 2009, to fund planning grants to secure provider participation in a future statewide health information exchange. Fifteen (15) Medical Trading Areas (MTAs) have been created and a single grant will be awarded for each MTA. Applications are due May 15, 2009. [...]

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A study from the Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured looked at health care coverage in times of economic distress. The Kaiser Foundation has created a number of resources to demonstrate the trends and implications for health coverage during times of economic downturn. Health Coverage and Unemployment A one percent rise in the nation’s [...]

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Who are the uninsured? Nearly 47 million Americans, or 16 percent of the population, were without health insurance in 2005, the latest government data available.1 The number of uninsured rose 2.2 million between 2005 and 2006 and has increased by almost 9 million people since 2000.1 The large majority of the uninsured (80 percent) are [...]

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