Medicaid payments related to Dental Services in Tamms rose 11.1% in 2024, highlighting shifts in how care is both utilized and reimbursed.

In Vienna, Medicaid providers billed $436,054 for services under the National Codes Established for State Medicaid Agencies category in 2024, reflecting a 7.5% increase from the prior year.

In 2024, Ullin Medicaid providers billed $20,098 for Medicine Services and Procedures, reflecting a 0.1% rise compared with the prior year.

Dongola saw a 1.9% rise in 2024 Medicaid spending for the National Codes Established for State Medicaid Agencies, reflecting ongoing shifts in usage and payment patterns.

Medicaid payments linked to the Ambulance and Other Transport Services and Supplies category in Metropolis surged 94.1% in 2024, signaling shifts in community health care use and reimbursement.

In 2024, Medicaid providers in Cobden submitted $580,748 in claims for Alcohol and Drug Abuse Treatment services, marking a 10.3% rise compared to the previous year.

In 2024, Elizabethtown Medicaid providers submitted $127,003 in claims for Dental Services, reflecting a 16% rise from the prior year.

Medicaid payments associated with the National Codes Established for State Medicaid Agencies category grew by 18.9% in Goreville in 2024, highlighting shifts in service use and reimbursement trends.

Illinois State Board of Education Finance and Audit Committee of the Whole met Tuesday, March 10.

Illinois State Board of Education Education Policy Planning Committee of the Whole met Tuesday, March 10.

Illinois State Board of Education met Wednesday, March 11.

In fiscal year 2024, Cairo held the third highest for per-household police and fire pension debt in Illinois, reaching $39,208, according to the Illinois Department of Insurance.

Anna ranked 173rd highest in Illinois for the largest per-household police and fire pension debt, which stood at $4,586 in fiscal year 2024, according to the Illinois Department of Insurance.

Vienna High School District 133 enrolled 369 students in the 2024-25 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

The following school events are scheduled to take place in Southern Illinois this week.

Metropolis ranked 135th highest in Illinois for the largest per-household police and fire pension debt, which stood at $6,799 in fiscal year 2024, according to the Illinois Department of Insurance.

City of Vienna City Council met Wednesday, March 18.

Union County Board of Commissioners met Friday, March 13.

The number of lawyers with active licenses in cities in Alexander County in March remained the same in comparison to the previous month.

Vienna School District 55 enrolled 381 students in the 2024-25 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.