When you think about hunger in America, the first images that come to mind are those of children and families. But the face of hunger is changing. Seniors are now the fastest growing food insecure population in the country.

 

 

DAVENPORT, Iowa – July 12, 2016 -- Genesis Medical Center, Davenport has the fourth lowest 30-day readmission rate in the country following heart attack, according to data from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).

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Grassley Provisions Target Meth, Opioid Abuse in Iowa

 

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Senate today passed a sweeping addiction recovery bill aimed at addressing the nation’s growing heroin and opioid addiction epidemic.  The Comprehe...

Synthetic cathinone use remains a growing problem in Illinois

 

TAYLORVILLE – Governor Bruce Rauner today signed Senate Bill 210 which creates the Bath Salts Prohibition Act to help curb the growing number of people selling and ...

Washington, D.C. – Congressman Dave Loebsack announced today that he will be hosting a roundtable in Davenport on TUESDAY, July 19th, to meet with mental health care providers to discuss the Children’s Access to Mental Health Services (CAMHS) ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – State Rep. Mike Smiddy, D-Hillsdale, is sponsoring legislation to require insurance companies to provide coverage for 3D mammograms.

 

 

"We know that proper screening and treatment saves lives in th...

 

Scars Don’t Prevent Young Burn Survivors from Celebrating Life and Making Memories at Illinois Burn Camp

 

 

 

Mount Prospect, IL – From June 19-25, 20...

Q:  How is the Affordable Care Act stacking up to expectations?

 

A:  The sweeping health insurance law, widely known as Obamacare, turned six earlier this year. Recall that the 2,700-page bill was rammed through Congress on a p...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – As the 11-month budget impasse in Illinois continues to harm vulnerable individuals who cannot access vital services, state Rep. Mike Smiddy, D-Hillsdale, is urging Gov. Rauner to sign bipartisan legislation and provide emerg...

Washington, D.C. – Congressman Dave Loebsack released the following statement after he recently introduced legislation that would help remove some of the barriers that prevent children from receiving necessary mental health care. Loebsack’s le...

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