Nov 5, 2019 | Mason
GURNEE, Ill. – Recognizing the risk ethylene oxide poses to the health of her community, state Rep. Joyce Mason, D-Gurnee, is sponsoring legislation that recently passed the House to limit ethylene oxide emissions and ensure that facilities using the chemical are not...
Nov 5, 2019 | Scherer
DECATUR, Ill. – Continuing her fight to improve access to affordable health care for working families, state Rep. Sue Scherer, D-Decatur, is working to cap payments for lifesaving insulin medication at $100 per month. “Billion-dollar insurance and pharmaceutical...
Nov 5, 2019 | Moylan
DES PLAINES, Ill. – Continuing his efforts to protect the Des Plaines River and surrounding communities, state Rep. Marty Moylan, D-Des Plaines, co-sponsored legislation that would lead to stronger regulations on the use of ethylene oxide in the state of Illinois. “We...
Nov 5, 2019 | Carroll
WASHINGTON – Helping to make health care more accessible and affordable, state Rep. Jonathan Carroll, D-Northbrook, attended the Food Allergy Research & Education (FARE) Summit to highlight his new laws that modernize food labeling to include sesame and insurance...
Nov 4, 2019 | Villa
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – To ensure that individuals in need of insulin do not face exorbitant out-of-pocket costs for their prescriptions, state Rep. Karina Villa, D-West Chicago, is working to pass legislation to cap the co-payment that patients can be charged for their...