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Federal Tipoffs Involving Illinois Newsletter for Wednesday July 03, 2024 ( 3 items )  

HHS Authorizes Five States to Provide Historic Health Care Coverage for People Transitioning out of Incarceration
WASHINGTON, July 2 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services issued the following news release: Illinois, Kentucky, Oregon, Utah, and Vermont to provide better continuity of Medicaid and CHIP coverage for incarcerated people, whose health care needs -- from substance-use disorder treatment to chronic physical health conditions -- have historically gone overlooked. Adults and youth transitioning out of incarceration can experience delays in getting access to Medicaid or CHIP coverage   more

HHS Authorizes Five States to Provide Historic Health Care Coverage for People Transitioning out of Incarceration
BALTIMORE, Maryland, July 2 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services issued the following news release: Illinois, Kentucky, Oregon, Utah, and Vermont to provide better continuity of Medicaid and CHIP coverage for incarcerated people, whose health care needs -- from substance-use disorder treatment to chronic physical health conditions -- have historically gone overlooked. Adults and youth transitioning out of incarceration can experience   more

U.S. Attorney for D.C.: Illinois Man Pleads Guilty to Assaulting Law Enforcement During Jan. 6 Capitol Breach
WASHINGTON, July 2 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia issued the following news release: An Illinois man pleaded guilty on July 1, 2024, to assaulting law enforcement during the Jan. 6, 2021, breach of the U.S. Capitol. His actions and the actions of others disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress convened to ascertain and count the electoral votes related to the 2020 presidential election. Robin Lee Reierson, 69, of Schiller Park, Illinois, pleaded guilty to  more