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Saturday, May 25, 2013  Money is part of a  $1.7 billion dollar budget.

Friday, May 10, 2013  Why does one hospital charge 40 times more than another? New data underscore cost mysteries

Thursday, May 09, 2013  The Quincy-based hospital joins the group of four Midwestern health systems in a move that CEOs say will reduce costs and allow the health systems to better share information.

Tuesday, May 07, 2013  Grant money will teach people how to navigate online healthcare marketplace.

Friday, May 03, 2013  Medicaid funding cuts in Illinois have caused some cuts in services to nursing home residents.

Monday, April 29, 2013  Hospitals see wave of products to fight superbugs; penalties loom if patients catch infections

Wednesday, April 24, 2013  AGING AMERICA: Poll finds people in denial about the need for long-term care as they get older

Friday, March 15, 2013  Cut services include labor and delivery, postpartum and the Tri-State medical Group's Women's Health Center.

Friday, March 01, 2013  State Senators passed the expansion Thursday. It now goes to the House.

Friday, February 08, 2013  Press release from hospital president and board of directors chairman does not detail how many layoffs took place.

Monday, January 28, 2013  Union workers at Pinnacle Foods voted down a new contract proposal Sunday afternoon.

Monday, January 21, 2013  Keokuk Area Hospital has announced it's signed a two-year contract with a firm called Fitch Healthcare to help manage the facility.

Sunday, November 18, 2012  Governors in Illinois and Iowa still working out details of new healthcare exchanges.

Friday, November 02, 2012  The Quincy Medical Group takes a look back at the last 75 years.

Tuesday, August 07, 2012  U.S. Senator Charles Grassley stop in Lee County as part of his annual tour to visit all 99 counties in Iowa every year.