Carle and Aetna Medicare part ways, leaving some patients stranded
CHAMPAIGN – Carle Foundation Hospital will drop Aetna Medicare in January. That’s bad news for Bridget McGill, an Urbana resident who relies on Aetna Medicare Advantage to afford her monthly prescriptions. “I really don’t want to change insurance carriers. Are we going to pay if we go to a hospital, or are we going to […]
217 Today: Tuesday, Oct. 19, 2021
Tuesday, Oct. 19, 2021 Today’s headlines: A fourth labor group has now agreed to Governor J.B. Pritzker’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate for state employees in congregate care settings. Illinois educators rewrote their environmental literacy framework for the first time in a decade. Carle Foundation Hospital will drop Aetna Medicare in January. In today’s deep dive, we’ll hear from […]
Hydrogen buses come to Champaign-Urbana mass transit
CHAMPAIGN — Sunlight and water power two new buses in the Champaign-Urbana Mass Transit District fleet. Champaign-Urbana is one of the first transit agencies in the country to adopt zero-emissions, hydrogen buses. “I’ve always been a big science fiction fan,” said the district’s managing director, Karl Gnadt. “Now, this isn’t quite Star Trek-level technology. But […]
