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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Hawaii Newsletter for Sunday February 11, 2024 ( 2 items )  

ACLU-Ill.: Legislature to Consider Medical Aid-In-Dying Bill to Allow Terminally Ill Illinoisans to Pass Peacefully
CHICAGO, Illinois, Feb. 10 -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Illinois issued the following news release: Terminally ill Illinoisans and advocacy groups praised lawmakers for introducing compassionate legislation Friday that would allow mentally capable, terminally ill adults to have the option to get prescription medication to peacefully end unbearable suffering. Illinois residents who support the End of Life Options for Terminally Ill Patients Act are urging the Legislature to pass it d  more

Judy Mohr Peterson, PhD Hawaii Department of Human Services Med-QUEST Division Administrator, Recognized With ACAP Leadership in Advocacy Award
WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 -- The Association for Community Affiliated Plans issued the following news release on Feb. 7, 2024: The Association for Community Affiliated Plans (ACAP) today named Judy Mohr Peterson, PhD, state of Hawaii Department of Human Services Med-QUEST Division (MQD) Administrator, the winner of its twelfth annual Leadership in Advocacy award. Dr. Mohr Peterson was nominated by Hawaii-based Safety Net Health Plan AlohaCare. The Leadership in Advocacy award recognizes individuals w  more