“We need to make sure needs are being met.” Illinois State Rep. Mike Halpin Previews Special Legislative Session in Springfield – WQAD (Moline)

"One of the big things we’re going to do is make sure to increase access to TeleHealth and TeleMedicine," he explained. "The other thing we’re going to do is make sure we have additional support for behavioral health and mental health...we want to study how to increase access to broadband. So many more people are probably going to be working from home, staying home with their kids because they don’t have childcare – broadband access is going to be more important than ever."

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