The Illinois Primary Health Care Association was awarded a .2 million grant from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to operate a statewide health insurance navigator program. Cyrus Winnett, senior vice president of public policy for the IPHCA, said the organization will work with local health centers and help provide navigators.
A former Theranos Inc. lab worker testified Wednesday that she raised alarms about the blood-testing startup’s practices with colleagues, managers and even a top executive and a board member but was rebuffed at every turn.
The Medicare and Social Security trust funds are expected to soon be depleted, putting the health insurance and retirement income of millions in jeopardy.