Only Three New Laws Take Effect This Month
SPRINGFIELD – When a new year begins in Illinois, there typically are dozens if not hundreds of new laws going into effect. Not this year. Like so many other things in 2020, the legislative spring session was stunted by COVID-19. Once the global pandemic reached Illinois in March, the General Assembly would meet for only […]
Underground Insulin Markets Are Busy As COVID-19 Hammers Economy
Economic problems caused by COVID-19 hit diabetics especially hard. The American Diabetes Association says about a quarter of people with the disease…
People With Diabetes Struggle During COVID-19 Economic Crisis
The pandemic has left millions of Americans without jobs, and as a result, nearly 14 million people lost employer-sponsored health insurance . For the…
Treating COVID-19 And Diabetes Is Challenge For Hospitals
William Rentel, a nurse practitioner in Ohio, has Type 1 diabetes but has been able to keep his blood sugar well-managed. That changed when he and his…
News Around Illinois – January 27, 2020
Pritzker Signs Law To Limit Cost of Insulin SPRINGFIELD – Governor J.B. Pritzker signed a law Friday intended to bring down the cost of insulin. Beginning next year, a 30-day supply of insulin will be capped at $100 but only for people who have health insurance. Pritzker says the current average monthly price of $500 and […]