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Some lawmakers wary of plan to move foster children into managed care Some lawmakers wary of plan to move foster children into managed care

Some lawmakers wary of plan to move foster children into managed care

The state of Illinois is about to overhaul the way it provides health care to an estimated 74,000 of the state’s most vulnerable children and young adults, and the prospect of that is making many lawmakers and health care providers nervous. At issue is a plan by the Department of Children and Family Services to place all of the children under its charge into a single managed care health insurance program by Nov. 1.

Nurse-patient ratio advocates tout survey showing benefits of proposed law Nurse-patient ratio advocates tout survey showing benefits of proposed law

Nurse-patient ratio advocates tout survey showing benefits of proposed law

Advocates for a law that would limit the number of patients each hospital nurse is allowed to care for at one time are touting a new national survey that suggests such a rule would lead to better working conditions for nurses and better care for patients. But Illinois’ leading hospital lobby group remains solidly opposed to the idea.

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