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  Happy New Year.  I hope all of you had a great holiday season with your family and friends.  As a result of the November elections, January 2019 ushers in a new Congress...

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  The Honorable Alexander R. Acosta Secretary U.S. Department of Labor 200 Constitution Avenue, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20210 May 21, 2018 Dear Secretary...

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Together for Choice issued its first newsletter summarizing its accomplishments over the past year. Please click on this link to read the newsletter:    Together for...

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U.S. Representatives Bobby Rush & Raja Krishnamoorthi  Misericordia is involved in an effort to change federal law and regulations so that they recognize the individual’s...

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Last Friday, the Plaintiffs and Intervenors filed a joint motion in federal court asking the Court to find that Illinois has failed to comply with the Ligas Consent...

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Earlier this week, the Republican leadership of the House of Representatives revealed its plan for the repeal and replacement of the Affordable Care Act. Included in the plan is a proposal...

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As I mentioned last week, Illinois decided not to subject Misericordia’s Developmental Training Program to “heightened scrutiny.”   In its revised...

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At our MFA meeting last Sunday, Geana Connelly mentioned that she and Mike Diaz attended the ACCSES conference in Savannah, Georgia. ACCSES is a network of over 1,200 organizations,...

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This week, Misericordia won a very important victory. As a result of comments filed by the families of our CILA residents and the important help of Misericordia board member Phil...

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The recent series of articles in the Chicago Tribune regarding group homes in Illinois has made clear that the direct care staff (DSPs) at ICF/DDs and CILAs are significantly...