🌱 Patch AM: How a 43.7% Medicaid spike is reshaping Palos Hills lab spending

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In today's newsletter:

• How a 43.7% Medicaid spike is reshaping Palos Hills lab spending

Also on today's calendar: Farmland Owner Conservation Connections and 4 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you call a belt made of watches? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Monday: A morning shower in spots, with a high of 90 and low of 72 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Tuesday: Partly sunny; hot and humid, temps: high: 93, low: 72.
• Wednesday: Mostly sunny and hot, with a high of 95 and low of 71 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Medicaid payments for pathology and lab services climb 43.7% in Palos Hills in 2024 (southcooknews.com) — Medicaid spending on pathology and lab work in Palos Hills jumped 43.7% in 2024, with all claims coming from ZIP code 60465. The article breaks down which lab tests drove the increase, how these services rank against other Medicaid categories locally, and places Palos Hills' trends in the context of statewide and national Medicaid funding changes.
   

📸 Around Palos Hills

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Palos Hills

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★ Featured events ★

Wednesday September 2
• Farmland Owner Conservation Connections →
  Lake Katherine Nature Center, 7402 Lake Katherine Dr, Palos Heights
  6:30 pm
Sunday September 6
• Orland Park Coin & Stamp Show →
  Orland Park Civic Center 14750 S. Ravinia Ave. Orland Park, IL,
  10:00 am
Tuesday September 15
• Fundraising in the Age of AI →
  12:00 pm

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Other local events

Thursday September 3
• Gallery Reception: A Twist in the Tale →
  Fine and Performing Arts Center at Moraine Valley Community College, 9000 College Pkwy, Palos Hills
  11:00 am
Saturday September 5
• Gconnn 2026 →
  Orland Park Civic Center, 14750 S Ravinia Ave, Orland Park
  9:00 am
Tuesday September 8
• Youth Golf →
  Palos Park, Palos Park
  4:00 pm
Saturday September 12
• COMMOTION–America's #1 Tribute to Creedence Clearwater Revival →
  Dorothy Menker Theater, 9000 Old 88th Ave, Palos Hills
  7:30 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Monday August 31
• Soccer-F/S Boys @ J Sterling Morton High School (Game) →
  Reavis Twp Hsd 220 Away - J Sterling Morton High School
  4:30 pm
• Golf-V Boys @ Tinley Park High School (Game) →
  Reavis Twp Hsd 220 Away - Tinley Park High School
  4:30 pm
• Golf-JV Boys @ Tinley Park High School (Game) →
  Reavis Twp Hsd 220 Away - Tinley Park High School
  4:30 pm
• Prehab for Young Athletes (Ages 8 - Adult)
  Lemont Public Library District Lemont Public Library - Event Space
  6:00 pm
• Flag Football-V Girls @ Marian Catholic High School (Game) →
  Reavis Twp Hsd 220 Away - Marian Catholic High School
  6:00 pm
Tuesday September 1
• Teen Take 'n Make
  Lemont Public Library District Lemont Public Library - Teen Lounge
• 7th/8th AM Band and Orchestra Begins
  Western Springs SD 101 Western Springs, IL 60558
• Policy Committee Meeting
  Lemont-Bromberek CSD 113A Lemont, IL 60439
  1:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Dollar Tree posted a job opening for Customer Service Associate I in Hickory Hills. Apply here.
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🗞 Nearby News

Chicago Ridge

• Palos Pharmacy celebrates grand opening in Palos Heights (southwestregionalpublishing.com)
• Palos Heights Medicaid spending on procedures tops $93,000 in 2024, surging 843% (southcooknews.com)

Palos Heights

• Chicago State opens inaugural football season with first-ever game against Roosevelt (abc7chicago.com)
• How about this for dirty politics? (blogspot.com)
• Why 2015-2017 EDM Songs Are Making a Comeback (edmhousenetwork.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A waist of time (Thank you Kourtney Z. for sending it in!)
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