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In today's newsletter:

  • How a 110% Medicaid spike could affect care in Wheaton

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📰 News we're reading

• Medicaid Procedures / Professional Services payments in Wheaton up 110.6% to $25,801 in 2024 (dupagepolicyjournal.com) — Medicaid billing for procedures and professional services in Wheaton jumped 110.6% in 2024, reaching $25,801, with all of it coming from ZIP code 60187. The article explains how this category fits into overall local Medicaid spending and notes looming federal policy changes that could shift more costs to Illinois and communities like Wheaton.
   

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🗞 Nearby News

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  • Glen Ellyn Medicaid payments for Vision Services climb to $10,753 in 2024 (dupagepolicyjournal.com)
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A waist of time (Thank you Kourtney Z. for sending it in!)
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