SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – An effort by state Rep. Mike Halpin, D-Rock Island, to control spikes in prescription drug costs and require pharmacy benefits managers (PBMs) to inform customers of less-expensive generic drug alternatives is now law.“Powerful pharmaceutical...
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – Big insurance companies will no longer be able to deny coverage for certain necessary mammograms under a new law passed by state Rep. Mike Halpin, D-Rock Island, requiring insurers to cover the potentially lifesaving procedure that can detect...
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – State Rep. Mike Halpin, D-Rock Island, is helping ensure the safety of children with diabetes with a new law allowing schools to maintain a supply of potentially lifesaving medication to manage blood-sugar levels.These changes are in response to...
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – State Rep. Mike Halpin, D-Rock Island, is helping cut college costs for veterans with his new law allowing all veterans to attend a public college and universities in Illinois at the cost of an Illinois resident.“Our veterans deserve affordable...
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – State Rep. Mike Halpin, D-Rock Island, backed a new law streamlining the search for missing persons and ensuring law enforcement professionals have access to every piece of information they need to best do their jobs.“Modern DNA testing technology...