(The Center Square) – Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s office pushed to expand coverage of high-priced weight-loss drugs for state government employees by putting it into the Budget Implementation Bill. This move could cost Illinois taxpayers hundreds of millions of dollars starting this summer. State Sen. Jason Plummer, R-Edwardsville, said this expansion in coverage was thrown in […]
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